In the constitutional convention, Benjamin Franklin worked mainly behind the scenes working compromises.
Throughout the convention Ben Franklin had noticed the back of george washing ton's chair. There was a sun carved into it. I have often and often in the course of this session looked at that behind the President without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting; but now at length I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting sun Franklin observed.
Benjamin Franklin left behind a great gift to us. He left freedom from slavery and he left us a great deal of knowledge. He discovered electricity for us, he was one of our great founding fathers and he helped us understand electricity more:)
Because he was a philosipher a doctor. For nearly sixteen years between 1757 and 1775, Dr Benjamin Franklin - scientist, diplomat, philosopher, inventor, Founding Father of the United States and more - lived behind its doors. Built circa 1730, it is today a dynamic museum and educational facility.
they found him w/ george bush behind the coke machines "wresteling".
Mt. Vernon sits on the banks of the Potomac River.
In the constitutional convention, Benjamin Franklin worked mainly behind the scenes working compromises.
Throughout the convention Ben Franklin had noticed the back of george washing ton's chair. There was a sun carved into it. I have often and often in the course of this session looked at that behind the President without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting; but now at length I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting sun Franklin observed.
Thomas Eddison invented the light bulb Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod though
George Washington used this chair for nearly three months of the Federal Convention's continuous sessions. James Madison reported Benjamin Franklin saying, "I have often looked at that behind the president without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting. But now I... know that it is a rising...sun." the chair became symbolic because of Franklin's comment in references to great things to come for our nation
Benjamin Franklin left behind a great gift to us. He left freedom from slavery and he left us a great deal of knowledge. He discovered electricity for us, he was one of our great founding fathers and he helped us understand electricity more:)
Because he was a philosipher a doctor. For nearly sixteen years between 1757 and 1775, Dr Benjamin Franklin - scientist, diplomat, philosopher, inventor, Founding Father of the United States and more - lived behind its doors. Built circa 1730, it is today a dynamic museum and educational facility.
George and his wife, Martha, had no children of their own; however, Martha had been married before, and had two children that lived with she and George. Their names were Martha (Patsy) and John (Jackie). Jackie died from a disease during the Revolutionary War, but left behind two children of his own: Eleanor and George. The elder Washingtons raised all of these kids and any of their two families that needed a home.
Benjamin Franklin is often attributed to the quote "If you're not getting better, you're getting worse." The idea behind this saying is that progress requires continuous improvement, and stagnation can lead to regression.
The river that flows behind George Washington's Mount Vernon is the Potomac River. The estate is across the river from Prince George's County.
George Simpson McTavish has written: 'Behind the palisades'
usually behind trees or houses