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This Day in History... Ben Franklin flies a kite
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
On this day in 1752, Benjamin Franklin flies a kite during a thunderstorm and collects a charge in a Leyden jar when the kite is struck by lightning, enabling him to demonstrate the electrical nature of lightning.
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interesting to know these things, passing from the comment challenge and thanks for commenting yourself
wow! thanks so much for sharing :)
Oh cool! I'm a geek for history. And Ben Franklin fascinates me. Loved teaching about his role in early America when I was a teacher.
Thanks for sharing!
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