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One of the [[Founding Fathers]]. He was never [[President]], but he was [[ambassador]] to [[France]], and also he is on the $100 dollar bill. Benjamin Franklin was a prolific inventer, he invented the Franklin stove and the [[bifocal]] and also discovered [[electricity]] with the kite experiment in a lightning storm. Benjamin Franklin is truly a great American. | One of the [[Founding Fathers]]. He was never [[President]], but he was [[ambassador]] to [[France]], and also he is on the $100 dollar bill. Benjamin Franklin was a prolific inventer, he invented the Franklin stove and the [[bifocal]] and also discovered [[electricity]] with the kite experiment in a lightning storm. Benjamin Franklin is truly a great American. | ||
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| + | Some claim that Benjamin Franklin was a [[deist]] rather than a Christian, but Franklin actually proposed saying prayers at the [[Constitutional Convention]] and it is unknown exactly what his religious views where. | ||
Revision as of 00:13, January 28, 2007
One of the Founding Fathers. He was never President, but he was ambassador to France, and also he is on the $100 dollar bill. Benjamin Franklin was a prolific inventer, he invented the Franklin stove and the bifocal and also discovered electricity with the kite experiment in a lightning storm. Benjamin Franklin is truly a great American.
Some claim that Benjamin Franklin was a deist rather than a Christian, but Franklin actually proposed saying prayers at the Constitutional Convention and it is unknown exactly what his religious views where.