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Benjamin Franklin

When the Public Academyof Philadelphia finally opened in 1751, Franklin would be...

When the Public Academy
of Philadelphia finally opened in 1751, Franklin would be elected
president of the board

Full Transcript

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When the Public Academy of Philadelphia
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finally opened in 1751,
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Franklin would be elected president of the board.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:11
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 • 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 • E01 It would become the colonies' first learned society. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
It would become the colonies' first learned society.
S01 • E02 In June of 1776, William was arrested - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
In June of 1776, William was arrested
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,
S01 • E02 Working in a rented second- floor room of a house a few - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
Working in a rented second- floor room of a house a few
S01 • E01 Pennsylvania's colonial legislature awarded him - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Pennsylvania's colonial legislature awarded him
S01 • E02 He asked Franklin to "suggest such alterations as your - Benjamin Franklin 00:19
He asked Franklin to "suggest such alterations as your
S01 • E01 When he learned that South Carolina - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
When he learned that South Carolina