9 Timeline

TIMELINE OF BEN'S LIFE 1706 Ben is born, January 17, in Boston, Massachusetts 1718 Ben is apprenticed to his brother, James 1722 Ben starts writing articles using the name "Silence Dogood" 1723 Ben runs away and ends up in Philadelphia, where he meets Debby 1724 Ben sails to England 1726 Ben returns to Philadelphia 1730 Ben and Debby get married Ben's son, William, is born 1732 Ben publishes Poor Richard's Almanac 1752 Ben discovers the electrical nature of lightning, invents the lightning rod 1753 Ben is named postmaster for America 1766 Ben argues against the Stamp Act before Parliament 1774 Ben's wife, Debby, dies 1776 Ben helps write the Declaration of

Independence 1783 Ben signs the peace treaty made between England and the United States 1785 Ben is elected governor of Pennsylvania 1787 Ben helps write the United States Constitution 1790 Ben dies on April 17, at the age of 84

TIMELINE OF THE WORLD 1707 Great Britain comes into being with the union of England and Scotland 1918 William Penn, founder of the colony of Pennsylvania, dies 1721 The Great Northern War between Sweden and Russia ends 1724 The first mercury thermometer is invented 1725 Peter the Great, king of Russia, dies 1726 Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift, is published 1730 The cuckoo clock is invented Opticians begin anchoring eyeglasses to the ears with side pieces called temples 1732 George Washington, the first U.S. president, is born 1752 Chinese invade and conquer Tibet 1753 The historic Liberty Bell is hung at

Independence Hall in Philadelphia 1754 The French and Indian War begins in America 1766 Hydrogen is discovered The first paved sidewalk is laid in London 1774 Louis XVI becomes king of France 1775 The American Revolution begins The city of San Francisco is founded 1783 The first parachute is demonstrated 1785 Jacob Ludwig Grimm, the German writer of Grimm's Fairy tales, is born 1787 The first steamboat is built 1790 The French Revolution begins