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

1706年1月17日，本在马萨诸塞州波士顿出生1718年1月17日，本是他哥哥詹姆斯的学徒1722年本开始用“Silence Dogood”这个名字写文章1723年本逃跑了，最后来到费城，在那里他遇到了黛比1724年本航行到英国1726年本回到费城1730年本和黛比结婚本的儿子威廉出生1732年本出版了《穷理查德年鉴》1752年本发现了闪电的电性发明避雷针1753年本被任命为美国邮政局长1766年本在国会反对印花税法案1774年本的妻子黛比去世1776年本帮助撰写独立宣言

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

1783年独立1783年本签署英国和美国之间的和平条约1785年本当选宾夕法尼亚州州长1787年本帮助撰写美国宪法1790年本于4月17日去世，享年84岁

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

1707年英格兰和苏格兰联合形成大不列颠1918年宾夕法尼亚殖民地的创始人威廉·佩恩去世1721年瑞典和俄罗斯之间的北方大战结束1724年第一个水银温度计发明1725年俄罗斯国王彼得大帝去世1726年格列佛游记乔纳森·斯威夫特出版于1730年，布谷鸟钟被发明，眼镜师开始将眼镜固定在耳朵上，侧片称为太阳穴 1752年中国入侵并征服西藏1753年历史悠久的自由钟悬挂于此

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

1754年法印战争在美国爆发1766年氢气被发现伦敦铺设了第一条人行道1774年路易十六成为法国国王1775年美国独立战争开始旧金山市建立1783年第一个降落伞被展示1785年德国格林童话作家雅各布路德维希格林出生1787年第一艘汽船建造1790年法国大革命开始