May 9 in American History
Benjamin Franklin published the first American political cartoon — a snake cut into pieces, each labeled with a colony, above the caption "JOIN, or DIE." He meant it to rally the colonies during the French and Indian War, but it took on new life two decades later as a symbol of revolutionary unity. The original American call to stand together.
In 1754: "Join, or Die". Benjamin Franklin published the first American political cartoon — a snake cut into pieces, each labeled with a colony, above the caption "JOIN, or DIE." He meant it to rally the colonies during the French and Indian War, but it took on new life two decades later as a symbol of revolutionary unity.
Benjamin Franklin published the first American political cartoon — a snake cut into pieces, each labeled with a colony, above the caption "JOIN, or DIE." He meant it to rally the colonies during the French and Indian War, but it took on new life two decades later as a symbol of revolutionary unity. The original American call to stand together.
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