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1706 Born in Boston, Massachusetts 1717 Flippers were to make you swim faster 1718 Ben became an apprentice 1722 Ben pretended to be Silence Dogood 1728 Started his own printing business 1729 Experimented with color 1732 Started publishing Poor Richard's Almanac 1733 Invented an improved street lamp 1736 Invented magic squares 1740 Ben Franklin invented the Franklin stove 1742 Invented the first battery 1752 When Ben and his son did the famous kite experiment 1752 Many Philadelphia buildings had The Lightning Rod on them 1755 Ben chased a tornado 1757 Studied gulf stream on voyage to England 1761 Invented artificial arm 1761 Invented the glass harmonica 1766 Fought against the Stamp Act 1776 Helped write the Declaration of Independence 1784 Invented Bifocals 1790 Died at age of 84