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Benjamin Franklin By:Tristen

Benjamin Franklin was born in January 17, 1706. In 1729, he bought a newspaper called The Gazette. Ben was the first person to prove that lighting gives off electrical charges. He loved to serve the public. He tried to talk to the king to stop making the colonists pay the heavy taxes. Ben stayed in England for five years as a representative for the colonist. In 1765,King George III made the Stamp Act. Ben helped by trying to keep some peace. In April 19 1775, the first battle of the Revolutionary War. In June 1776, Ben was chosen to be one of the men to help write the Declaration of Independence. On July 4 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed. This is still celebrated today. Benjamin Franklin died on April 17, 1790.