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Benjamin Franklin's father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler, soaper, and candlemaker. Josiah Franklin was born at Ecton, Northamptonshire , England, on December 23, 1657, the son of Thomas Franklin, a blacksmith and farmer, and his wife, Jane White.
Inventor and U.S. Founding Father Benjamin Franklin has been featured on the obverse of the bill since 1914, [3] which now also contains stylized images of the Declaration of Independence, a quill pen, the Syng inkwell, and the Liberty Bell. The reverse depicts Independence Hall in Philadelphia, which it has featured since 1928. [3]
Benjamin Franklin began printing Province of Pennsylvania notes in 1729, [6] took on a partner (David Hall) in 1749, [7] and then left the currency printing business after the 1764 issue. [8] Paul Revere both engraved and printed bank notes [ 9 ] [ 10 ] for the Province and then the state of Massachusetts between 1775 and 1779, [ 11 ] and the ...
When Michael Douglas was invited to play Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV+’s “Franklin,” he immediately took out a $100 bill. “I looked at Ben and thought, ‘I’ve got a long ways to go ...
Benjamin Franklin was a man of many professions and talents -- tradesman, publisher, writer, artist, scientist, inventor, political revolutionary, statesman. Bugs Bunny, on the other hand, is a ...
The following day, the committee to draft a "Model Treaty" was formally established with five appointed members: Adams, John Dickinson, Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Harrison, and Robert Morris." [6] As an early progenitor of the Model Treaty, Adams would ultimately be the primary drafter, [7] and the resulting document largely reflected his ...
His stringy hair still needs a wash, but it's a bigger, better, safer Benjamin Franklin on the refurbished $100 bill introduced today. The bill goes into circulation in February, tricked out with ...
Franklin's Jackass is a reference to a witticism allegedly made by Benjamin Franklin, in which he derided property qualifications on the right to vote by asking whether the right to vote belongs to the man or to the jackass that he owns.