When Benjamin was 15 his brother started The New England Courant the first "newspaper" in Boston. Though there were two papers in the city before James's Courant, they only reprinted news from abroad. James's paper carried articles, opinion pieces written by James's friends, advertisements, and news of ship schedules.
Benjamin wanted to write for the paper too, but he knew that James would never let him, so he started writing amazing letters and got famous for it behind james back, james found out and became jelous that he was so famous, so jame beat him and bejamen ran away.
He ran away from Boston, MA when he was 16. He had been a printer's apprentice for 4 years and had written many articles poking fun at people and politics. His brother (the printer) and the general public had run out of patience with him.
He went to Philadelphia, PA looking for work as a printer (instead of an apprentice.)
he was bored of boston
Benjamin Franklin, one of the United States of America's founding fathers, ran away from his family when he was 17 years old in 1723. He reached and stayed in Philadelphia after running away on October 6, 1723.
Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 and died in 1790. Therefore, he was 84 years old when he died.
he didn't have a job when he was 3 years old
No, Benjamin Franklin did not die in a duel. He died from a pleuritic attack when he was 84 which was most likely a result of his obesity.
Ben Franklin was 17 years old when he left Boston for Philadelphia.
1897 and he was 7 years old
Benjamin Franklin, one of the United States of America's founding fathers, ran away from his family when he was 17 years old in 1723. He reached and stayed in Philadelphia after running away on October 6, 1723.
Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 and died in 1790. Therefore, he was 84 years old when he died.
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she was 85 years old when she died
at 84 years old
he didn't have a job when he was 3 years old
He died in Piladelpia on Apri17 1790 and he was 84 years old
Benjamin Franklin died of old age.
No, Benjamin Franklin did not die in a duel. He died from a pleuritic attack when he was 84 which was most likely a result of his obesity.
It was somewhere in the 40's he lived to be 84 years old.
Ben Franklin was 17 years old when he left Boston for Philadelphia.