Benjamin Franklin invented America's first lending library in 1731 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. But the public 31 became more and more popular in the late 1800s.Businessman Andrew Carnegie 32 millions of dollars helping to build free public libraries across the country.Carnegie believed that librarie...
The Benjamin Franklin Parkway stretches from Logan Circle to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and is home to many of the city's top cultural institutions.
Long lines form at Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia before concert, rally to support HarrisVice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump crisscrossed Pennsylvania on Monday with multiple stops in the battleground state before Election Day.Nov 5,...
In 1730, Franklin began living with Deborah Read (c. 1705-74), the daughter of his former Philadelphia landlady, as his common-law wife. Read’s first husband had abandoned her; however, due to bigamy laws, she and Franklin could not have an official wedding ceremony. Franklin and Read ...
on pure and applied science, a two million dollar philatelic exhibition, military and naval displays, exhibits contrasting the science of Franklin's time with that of to-day, marked the formal dedication of the Benjamin Franklin Memorial on May 19-21, at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa...
Benjamin Franklin founded America's first lending library in 1731 in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. But the public 1 became more and more popular in the late 1800s. Busi-nessmanAndrew Carnegie 2 millions of dollars to help build free public libraries acrossthe country.Carnegie believed that libraries co...
Peaceable Kingdom Lost: The Paxton Boys and the Destruction of William Penn's Holy Experiment They set out for Philadelphia, threatening to sack the city unless their grievances were met. A delegation led by Benjamin Franklin met them and what followed was a war of words, with Quakers doing ...
Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, America.In his life he built a successful printing and publishing business in Philadelphia; he conducted scientific studies of electricity and made several important discoveries; he was adiplomat(外交官)and statesman; he helped establish Penn...
This is the first modern biography of Benjamin Franklin Bache, the grandson of Benjamin Franklin. Between the turbulent years of 1793 and 1798, Bache was the young nation's leading political journalist and a sharp critic of the Federalists and their policies. ...
I had made many a meal on bread, and, inquiring where he got it, I went immediately to the baker's he directed me to, in Second-street, and ask'd for bisket, intending such as we had in Boston; but they, it seems, were not made in Philadelphia. Then I asked for a three-...