2. BIRTH
Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts.

3. EARLY LIFE
Benjamin Franklin’s dad pulled him out of school at age ten. He ran
away from his brother, in Boston, to go to New York and then to
Philadelphia. In Philadelphia, he became a printer.

4. EDUCATION
Benjamin Franklin was a very good student, but failed in arithmetic. He
was only in school for two years.

5. ADULT LIFE/CAREER
Benjamin Franklin wrote a book called Poor Richard’s Almanack. After
that, he invented swim fins, bifocals, glass armonic, and the Franklin
stove. He did experiments to prove that lightning was electricity. He got
married to, Deborah Read Rogers in 1730. He had 2 sons and one
daughter. He made enough money as a printer so he retired at age 42.
He became Pennsylvania's 6th President from 1785 to 1788. He also
signed the Declaration of Independence.

6. ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Benjamin Franklin’s accomplishments are: writing a book and
inventing bifocals, the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, swim fins, the
glass armonica, a flexible urinary catheter, the odometer, and the long
arm.

7. IMPACT ON THE WORLD
His impact on the world is that he invented electricity.

8. DATE AND CAUSE OF DEATH
He died, of lung disease, on April 17, 1790.