Benjamin Franklin’s Theory of Colds Benjamin Franklin

Premiered April 04, 2022
Benjamin Franklin’s Theory of Colds

Franklin and Adams have to share a bedroom in a humorous scene not in the final film.

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Benjamin Franklin

Ken Burns’s two-part, four-hour documentary, "Benjamin Franklin," explores the revolutionary life of one of the18th century's most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped create the United States.

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