January 17 in American History
Printer, scientist, diplomat, and founder, Franklin was the most famous American of his age and the only person to sign the Declaration, the Constitution, and the treaties that framed the nation. He tamed lightning, invented bifocals, founded libraries and fire companies, and helped invent America itself. The original American polymath.
In 1706: Benjamin Franklin is born. Printer, scientist, diplomat, and founder, Franklin was the most famous American of his age and the only person to sign the Declaration, the Constitution, and the treaties that framed the nation.
Printer, scientist, diplomat, and founder, Franklin was the most famous American of his age and the only person to sign the Declaration, the Constitution, and the treaties that framed the nation. He tamed lightning, invented bifocals, founded libraries and fire companies, and helped invent America itself. The original American polymath.
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