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Benjamin Franklin

Under their guidance,the city formed volunteer fire companies

Under their guidance,
the city formed volunteer fire companies

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Under their guidance, the city formed
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volunteer fire companies.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:53
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 They advocated for a police force - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
They advocated for a police force
S01 • E01 And at one Junto meeting, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And at one Junto meeting,
S01 • E02 In March of 1776, Franklin was on his way overland to - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
In March of 1776, Franklin was on his way overland to
S01 • E01 When the Public Academy of Philadelphia - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
When the Public Academy of Philadelphia
S01 • E02 Learning of the mission, William Franklin wrote - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Learning of the mission, William Franklin wrote
S01 • E01 It was the first non-sectarian college in America - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
It was the first non-sectarian college in America
S01 • E01 Expanding on the Junto model, - Benjamin Franklin 00:21
Expanding on the Junto model,
S01 • E02 And when he returned to Philadelphia, he was so sick - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
And when he returned to Philadelphia, he was so sick
S01 • E02 All he had to show for his troubles was a soft cap - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
All he had to show for his troubles was a soft cap
S01 • E02 In June of 1776, William was arrested - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
In June of 1776, William was arrested
S01 • E01 It would become the colonies' first learned society. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
It would become the colonies' first learned society.
S01 • E01 And to build a new hospital, he devised a plan - Benjamin Franklin 00:26
And to build a new hospital, he devised a plan
S01 • E02 His secret reports about proceedings - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
His secret reports about proceedings
S01 • E02 He was declared an "enemy to this country." - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
He was declared an "enemy to this country."
S01 • E02 His father, still housebound after his trip to Canada, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
His father, still housebound after his trip to Canada,
S01 • E01 Dunbar: Ben Franklin is, I think, emblematic of what - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Dunbar: Ben Franklin is, I think, emblematic of what
S01 • E01 The things that he spoke of, the things that he wrote about, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
The things that he spoke of, the things that he wrote about,
S01 • E02 On June 21, 1776, a packet arrived at Franklin's - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
On June 21, 1776, a packet arrived at Franklin's
S01 • E01 Women, people of color, in particular, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Women, people of color, in particular,
S01 • E02 It was from Thomas Jefferson, who with Franklin, John Adams, - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
It was from Thomas Jefferson, who with Franklin, John Adams,