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During his entire adult life Franklin saved his correspondence, documents and other writings, which today include some 30,000 extant items. The Papers of Benjamin Franklin is a collaborative effort by a team of scholars at Yale University, American Philosophical Society and others who have searched, collected, edited, and published the numerous letters from and to Benjamin Franklin, and other ...
The date that the Declaration was signed has long been the subject of debate. Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams all wrote that it was signed by Congress on the day when it was adopted on July 4, 1776. [1] That assertion is seemingly confirmed by the signed copy of the Declaration, which is dated July 4.
A portrait of Franklin c. 1746–1750, [Note 3] by Robert Feke widely believed to be the earliest known painting of Franklin [69] [70] Join, or Die, a 1754 political cartoon by Franklin, urged the colonies to join the Seven Years' War in the French and Indian War; the cartoon was later resurrected, serving as an iconic symbol in support of the ...
In the clip, Franklin tells Temple that “chess teaches a great deal of useful skills,” including the Franklin Sneak Peek: Michael Douglas’ Ben Franklin Uses Chess to Teach Life Lessons (and ...
Franklin trailed Milford by two scores with under 5 minutes left in the third quarter. The Panthers came all the way back to force overtime and win.
The Grade 8 escapade and one known as Debategate both involved the mishandling of classified documents that Democratic President Jimmy Carter used to prepare for a debate with Republican rival ...
The most active member of the Committee of Secret Correspondence was Benjamin Franklin. [3] Franklin, a successful scientist, journalist, and politician was an expert when it came to foreign affairs. [4] He sent letters to Don Gabriel de Bourbon, a Spanish Prince, and Americanophiles in France to try to rally support for the American cause. [4]
Franklin junior Julian Rampino and Franklin senior Jackson Nutter walk off the field at the conclusion of the Thanksgiving football game versus King Philip at Fenway Park, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023 ...