Benjamin Franklin

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Aiming to unite the colonies for trade & security, the Albany Plan of Union was proposed by this Founding Father in 1754 Franklin $1,600 DJ COLONIAL AMERICA 2020-01-13 #8136
For gossip columns, he wrote under the name Busy Body; to discuss marriage, he became Anthony Afterwit Benjamin Franklin FJ COLONIAL PEN NAMES 2008-06-10 #5482
In 1757 Philadelphia had its first street lights, whale oil lamps designed by this man Franklin $400 J EARLY AMERICA 2008-05-06 #5457
The Stamp Act was repealed soon after this Founding Father argued against it in Britain's Parliament Benjamin Franklin $800 J COLONIAL AMERICA 2007-04-11 #5208
In May 1732 he founded the Philadelphische Zeitung, the first foreign-language newspaper in the English colonies Benjamin Franklin $400 J COLONIAL AMERICA 2003-02-10 #4251
In 1724, at the request of the Penn. governor, he went to London to complete his training as a printer Benjamin Franklin $400 DJ COLONIAL AMERICA 2000-09-15 #3685
In 1774 this Pennsylvanian was stripped of his deputy Postmaster General's office Benjamin Franklin $200 DJ COLONIAL AMERICANS 1996-03-19 #2667
In 1776 he said, "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately" Benjamin Franklin $600 DJ COLONIAL AMERICA 1993-11-01 #2106
In 1736 this Philadelphia publisher became clerk of the Pennsylvania Assembly Benjamin Franklin $200 DJ COLONIAL AMERICA 1993-04-16 #1995
The mother of this founding father's illegitimate son William has never been identified Benjamin Franklin $1,000 DJ COLONIAL AMERICA 1988-01-25 #786
He founded America's 1st scientific society Benjamin Franklin $400 DJ COLONIAL AMERICA 1987-10-05 #706
Replacing this man as minister to France, Jefferson said, "I succeed him, no one can replace him" Benjamin Franklin $400 DJ EARLY AMERICA 1986-10-29 #493
In the 1780s, part of Tennessee was a self-proclaimed state named for this patriot Benjamin Franklin $1,000 DJ EARLY AMERICA 1986-04-08 #412
He was born the 15th of 17 children in 1706 Benjamin Franklin $800 DJ COLONIAL AMERICA 1986-01-13 #351
In 1731, he founded America's 1st circulating library Benjamin Franklin $200 DJ COLONIAL AMERICA 1985-10-08 #282
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