What was Ben Franklin famous for?

by Nic Posted 2011/10/31 20:00:33

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BUCCANEER~POTL~PWCM~JLA 2011/11/02 00:20:46

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Quote.death and taxes or summat,nowts changed

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2426227 2011/11/01 22:03:28

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beer lkite

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paramorefan11 2011/11/01 17:22:57

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discovering electricty

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DavidZubatuk 2011/11/01 13:53:46 (edited)

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Many things, the most interesting of which is...

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JustMe 2011/11/01 05:45:47

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Well, he was one of the founding fathers of the US, signer of the declaration of independence, a statesman, an inventor, a scientist, and known as "The father of electricity"

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DiViews2013 2011/10/31 22:29:53

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many, many, many things electricity, post office, philosopher, statesman, Mack Daddy or Daddy Mack, etc...

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Jim 2011/10/31 21:54:43

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electricity

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dawn 2011/10/31 21:25:49

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His experiment s with lightning and early electricity, his Ambassadorship to
France , where he garnered their favor and help with our Revolutionary war against England. One of our Original Founding fathers.

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Shae 2011/10/31 20:38:55

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Opium addict, alcoholic.
Only non president on our currency.

Seriously: approached the idea of Day Light Savings.

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The Riv... to Shae 2011/11/01 06:28:45

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$10 bill = Alexander Hamilton
$10,000 bill = Salmon P. Chase

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Shae to The Riv... 2011/11/01 12:31:22

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very true.... didn't know we had a $10K bill and completely forgot about Sec. of Tres. Alex Hamilton.

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Marian 2011/10/31 20:34:39

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Publishing Poor Richard's Almanack, which became essential for every household at the time. He helped launch projects to pave, clean and light Philadelphia's streets. He also helped to launch the Library Company in 1731 to preserve books.

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Nic to Marian 2011/10/31 20:52:06

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thanks(:

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joe 2011/10/31 20:09:56

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Influential in establishing the U.S. postal system. Foreign Ambassador to England and France.

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Steven Beckley 2011/10/31 20:09:43

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Many things

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Nic to Steven ... 2011/10/31 20:11:37

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such as..?

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♥K14 2011/10/31 20:06:49

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Founding Father...

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Junior-BN-0 2011/10/31 20:06:20

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His discoveries and theories regarding electricity.

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Gingee 2011/10/31 20:03:55

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The founding of the little-known "Lemon Party" known for being a scientifically-minded group of individuals trying to gain political footing.
It's a small party, but they have a site detailing Franklin's achievements here:
www.Lemonparty.org

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