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Born on January 17, 1706, in the British colony of Boston, Massachusetts, Franklin was the fifteenth of seventeen children. His father was an impoverished candlemaker, unable to afford to send young Benjamin to school. As a result, he received only two...

Born on January 17, 1706, in the British colony of Boston, Massachusetts, Franklin was the fifteenth of 17 children. His father was an impoverished candlemaker, unable to afford to send young Benjamin to school. As a result, he received only two years...

Born in what was then the British colony of Boston, Massachusetts, on January 17, 1706, Franklin was the fifteenth of seventeen children and received only two years of a formal education. He started working in his father's candlemaking shop at the age...

Public Statement on the Hutchinson Letters December 25, 1773; excerpted from Benjamin Franklin's Writings "Finding that two Gentlemen have been unfortunately engaged in a Duel, about a transaction and its circumstances of which both of...

A printer, author, library organizer, inventor, diplomat, scientist, philanthropist, and statesman, Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1703, the fifteenth child of Abiah and Josiah Franklin. At that time, more than half of the...

American scientist and statesman Before serving his fledgling country during time of revolution, Benjamin Franklin also achieved international recognition for his scientific acumen, especially in his experimentation with electricity. Born in the...

Franklin, Benjamin(1706–1790) Benjamin Franklin, the U.S. statesman, scientist, and author, was born in Boston, where he attended school for less than a year. He learned the printer's trade, and at seventeen he ran away to Philadelphia....

Benjamin Franklin (January 17 [O.S. January 6] 1706 – April 17 1790) was one of the most important and influental Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a leading author, political theorist, politician, printer, scientist, inventor, civic...

8 a.m. The Port Authority and the World Trade Center Transportation Hub construction manager will co-host a conference regarding women- and minority-owned subcontractors at Cooper Union, Seventh Street and Fourth Avenue. 8:30 a.m. The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation chairman will discuss World Trade Center developments...

After six decades in which the venerable greenback never changed its look, the U.S. currency has undergone a slew of makeovers. The most amazing is yet to come.A new security thread has been approved for the $100 bill, The Associated Press has learned, and the...

A group that helps the homeless find housing, employment and health care is posting formerly homeless people in the restrooms of a downtown library to help manage those who flock there looking for shelter or a makeshift bath.Officials with Project H.O.M.E. and the Free Library...

Today is Tuesday, April 17, the 107th day of 2007. There are 258 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On April 17, 1961, about 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in a failed attempt to overthrow the...

Discusses American founding father Benjamin Franklin. Examines his role in developing foreign policy between the new United States Government and its foreign allies. Provides a brief biography of Franklin.

A review of Benjamin Franklin's moral and social philosophies revealed in his autobiography.

A literary analysis of Benjamin Frankling's essay "Arriving at Perfection." Keywords: virtues, morals