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Benjamin Franklin

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Ken Burns

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History

Ken Burns

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Ken Burns’s two-part, four-hour documentary, "Benjamin Franklin," explores the revolutionary life of one of the18th century's most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped create the United States.

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Compromise and the Constitution of the United States

Compromise and the Constitution of the United States

Compromise and the Constitution of the United States

As impasse threatened the Constitutional Convention, Franklin appealed for Compromise.

The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

Franklin made a pivotal edit to Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence.

An American Celebrity in France

An American Celebrity in France

An American Celebrity in France

Benjamin Franklin arrived in France, hoping to win French support for the Revolution.

Franklin Makes a Name for Himself as a Printer

Franklin Makes a Name for Himself as a Printer

Franklin Makes a Name for Himself as a Printer

Franklin’s first published essays were printed under a pseudonym—Silence Dogood.