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Join, or Die. a 1754 political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin published in The Pennsylvania Gazette in Philadelphia, addresses the disunity of the Thirteen Colonies during the French and Indian War; several decades later, the cartoon resurfaced as one of the most iconic symbols in support of the American Revolution.
A nineteenth-century print based on Poor Richard's Almanack, showing the author surrounded by twenty-four illustrations of many of his best-known sayings. On December 28, 1732, Benjamin Franklin announced in The Pennsylvania Gazette that he had just printed and published the first edition of The Poor Richard, by Richard Saunders, Philomath. [4]
Inventor and U.S. Founding Father Benjamin Franklin has been featured on the obverse of the bill since 1914, [3] which now also contains stylized images of the Declaration of Independence, a quill pen, the Syng inkwell, and the Liberty Bell. The reverse depicts Independence Hall in Philadelphia, which it has featured since 1928. [3]
A marble memorial statue of Franklin, the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, in Philadelphia Franklin bequeathed £1,000 (about $4,400 at the time, or about $125,000 in 2021 dollars [ 295 ] ) each to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia, in trust to gather interest for 200 years.
It is the focal piece of the Memorial Hall of the Franklin Institute, which was designed by John Windrim and modeled after the Roman Pantheon. The statue and Memorial Hall were designated as the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in 1972. It is the primary location memorializing Benjamin Franklin in the U.S. [3]
Ben and Me; Ben Franklin in Paris; Benjamin Franklin (2002 TV series) Benjamin Franklin (film) Benjamin Franklin (miniseries) Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky; Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990 TV series) Black Flags, Blue Waters; Bolt of Lightning (sculpture)