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Benjamin Franklin

France had the satisfactionin triumphing over their arch enemy Great Britain, but they...

France had the satisfaction
in triumphing over their arch enemy Great Britain, but they hadn't counted on
bankrupting, uh, their own country in the process

Full Transcript

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France had the satisfaction in triumphing over their
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arch enemy Great Britain,
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but they hadn't counted on bankrupting, uh, their own
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country in the process.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:17:46
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Florentine Films

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Movie Summary

Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.
S01 • E01 From that moment on, most people referred to him - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
From that moment on, most people referred to him
S01 • E02 So, Franklin extracted, in a way, the lifeblood - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
So, Franklin extracted, in a way, the lifeblood
S01 • E01 One evening in Cambridge, he attended - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
One evening in Cambridge, he attended
S01 • E01 Cohn: Franklin looked at that and he thought, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Cohn: Franklin looked at that and he thought,
S01 • E02 He lit a fire, not only in France, - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
He lit a fire, not only in France,
S01 • E01 Why not take the glasses and have them move - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Why not take the glasses and have them move
S01 • E02 To put down tyranny was something that all - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
To put down tyranny was something that all
S01 • E01 Narrator: He hired a London glassblower to create - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Narrator: He hired a London glassblower to create
S01 • E02 Narrator: For Native Americans, the treaty was devastating. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Narrator: For Native Americans, the treaty was devastating.
S01 • E01 Cohn: And rather than having your fingers - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Cohn: And rather than having your fingers
S01 • E02 Many Nations had decided that they would be better off by - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Many Nations had decided that they would be better off by
S01 • E02 Now the United States was claiming - Benjamin Franklin 00:19
Now the United States was claiming
S01 • E01 Narrator: He named his new invention the armonica, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Narrator: He named his new invention the armonica,
S01 • E01 Soon, more of the instruments were being - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Soon, more of the instruments were being
S01 • E01 What pleased him most was that, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
What pleased him most was that,
S01 • E02 In the summer and fall of 1783, huge balloons suddenly - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
In the summer and fall of 1783, huge balloons suddenly
S01 • E02 Hundreds of thousands of people turned out to see - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Hundreds of thousands of people turned out to see
S01 • E01 In Austria, Franklin's invention - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
In Austria, Franklin's invention
S01 • E01 Even Mozart and Beethoven - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Even Mozart and Beethoven
S01 • E02 And Franklin is watching this, with his usual spirit of, - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
And Franklin is watching this, with his usual spirit of,