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AUTHORS: Benjamin
Franklin
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Benjamin
Franklin was born in 1706, in Boston, Massachussettes.
He was the youngest of 17 children, and his schooling
ended at 10. After that he was apprenticed to a
printer, and eventually became one himself in
Philadelphia in 1723. In 1732 he began publishing his
famous "Poor Richards Almanac," which he continued to
do until 1758. As a representative of the colonies,
Franklin was sent to England several times to deal with
such things as the Stamp Act in 1764. On his return
from another trip in 1775, Franklin was amde a member
of the Continental Congress. He is most remembered for
his part in the making of the Constitution of the
United States. He died in 1790. |
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