Benjamin Franklin- printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularl...
Benjamin Franklin'Own Story; His Autobiography Continued from1759 to His Death in 1790, with a Biographical Sketch Drawn from His Writings. By Nathan G. Go... MJ Hauser 被引量: 0发表: 1938年 Benjamin Franklin's Own Story; His Autobiography Continued from1759 to His Death in 1790, with a...
PRIMROSE DAY - The Primrose Society places primroses at the statue of Benjamin Disraeli in Parliament Square on the anniversary of his death in 1881. ON THIS DAY IN the acknowledgements of Lady Franklin of Russell Square, Erika Behrisch Elce thanks those without whom her first novel "would ne...
Home Events Events on 17 April Benjamin Franklin Death Anniversary Benjamin Franklin died on 17 April, 1790The geekiest of geeks. Benjamin Franklin was an inventor, scientist, politician, author and painter. He is credited to have invented the bifocal spectacles, the Franklin stove and the ...
the West Indies, where he died. Franklin found her overwhelmed with distress and mortification, for which he felt himself to be partly responsible. Their old affection speedily revived, and on I September 1730, they were married. They lived most happily together until her death, 19 December ...
Benjamin Franklin - Printer, Junto, Experiments on Electricity: Denham died, however, a few months after Franklin entered his store. The young man, now 20, returned to the printing trade and in 1728 was able to set up a partnership with a friend. Two yea
The securest place is a prison cell, but there is no liberty —Benjamin Franklin 23 Outside Independence Hall when the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ended, Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" With no hesitation...
He completed the two other extant sections of his memoirs between his return to Philadelphia in 1785 and his death in 1790.General Overviews Because Franklin achieved so much in so many areas of intellectual, political, and literary life, overviews of Franklin tend to be either biographies or ...
Benjamin Franklin Owen Zhang Mr. Steve U.S. History October 26, 2011 Introduction Name:Benjamin Franklin Nationality: United States Place of Birth: Boston Date of Birth: January 17, 1706 Date of death: April 17, 1790 Occupation: Scientists, Politicians Faith: Puritanism Main achievements: The ki...
Benjamin Franklin quotes to elevate your mind 38. “Fear not death for the sooner we die, the longer we shall be immortal.”― Benjamin Franklin 39. “Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.”– Benjamin Franklin ...