Posted by admin on November 6, 2009 under Benjamin Franklin Fun Facts, Fun Facts | 
- Benjamin Franklin founded the Union Fire Company, a fire-fighting company of America.
http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/l3_citizen_firefighter.html
- He presided The Academy and College of Philadelphia. He served as the Justice of Peace for Philadelphia.
- He was appointed as the deputy postmaster-general of North America, where he was instrumental in bringing reforms to the postal system.
- He was the head of the Pennsylvania delegation to the Albany Congress in 1754. Benjamin Franklin was active in the Pontiac’ s rebellion and in the opposition of the 1765 Stamp Act in London.
- He was one of the authors of the ‘Declaration of Independence’.
- Franklin was a key player in the American Enlightenment, which was a part of the great intellectual movement called the ‘Age of Enlightenment’.
Posted by admin on October 26, 2009 under Benjamin Franklin Fun Facts, Fun Facts |
Ben Franklin is most famous for his experiments with electricity, but his scientific study had a much broader scope. He was among the first to study weather and explore the movements of the Gulf Stream. His inventions include the lightening rod, bifocals, Franklin stove, and the concept of daylight saving time.
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