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1732
Poor Richard's Almanack is published
On this day in 1732, Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia first
published Poor Richard's Almanack. The book, filled with proverbs
preaching industry and prudence, was published continuously for
25 years and became one of the most popular publications in
colonial America, selling an average of 10,000 copies a year.
Franklin was born in Boston in 1706 and was apprenticed to his
brother, a printer, at age 12. In 1729, Franklin became the
official printer of currency for the colony of Pennsylvania. He
began publishing Poor Richard's, as well as the Pennsylvania
Gazette, one of the colonies' first and best newspapers. By 1748,
Franklin had become more interested in inventions and science
than publishing. He spent time in London representing
Pennsylvania in its dispute with England and later spent time in
France. He returned to America in March 1775, with war on the
horizon. He served on the Second Continental Congress and helped
draft the Declaration of Independence. He was also instrumental
in persuading the French to lend military assistance to the
colonies. He died in Philadelphia in 1790.
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