Ben Franklin

Title: Ben Franklin
Category: History / North American History | Words: 715 | Pages: 3.0 (approximately 235 words/page)

Ben Franklin

There was a man named Josiah Franklin. He owned a candle and soap shop in Boston, Massachusetts. The sign for the shop was shaped like a blue ball. Josiah had children, but there were often not living at home. Josiah invited guests to his home to talk and teach his children, but the guests were not aware that they were invited to teach the Franklin children. Both Josiah and his wife felt strongly about educating …showed first 75 words of 715 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 715 total…his own printing business. He printed the famous "Poor Richard's Almanac" a best seller and decided that he would be print it every twenty-five years. He never stopped experimenting and is known for inventions such as; bifocal glasses, the rocking chair and his most famous experiment showing how lightening can produce electricity. Ben became a famous politician, a minister to France, and traveled to Europe and talked about the American cause. He died on April 17, 1790.

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