Birthplace and Parents Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston in what was known...
Man of Science
Scientific observations and discoveries
Positive and negative electric charges Franklin discovered positive and negative electric charges...
Pre-Revolution
Agent to London
Agent of the Pennsylvania Assembly to London 1757-1762 Penn estate In 1757 Franklin was sent to...
Hutchinson Affair
During the 1760s Britain imposed a series of taxes on its American colonies (1764 Sugar Act and...
American Revolution
Treaty of Alliance with France
Committee of Secret Correspondence In November 1775 the Continental Congress created the Committee...
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was formally signed on September 3rd, 1783 in Paris by representatives of the...
Printer and Publisher
Benjamin Franklin Printing House
Benjamin Franklin’s journey in the printing business started long before he started working...
Public Projects
Pennsylvania Hospital
The nation’s first hospital was the idea of Dr. Thomas Bond who approached his long time friend...
