Today in History - January 17 | Library of Congress
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WebJanuary 17. Select date. Today's Stories: Benjamin Franklin, the Pragmatic Innovator. Cable Cars. Listen to this page. Benjamin Franklin, the Pragmatic Innovator. Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in Boston, Massachusetts, but his adopted home was Philadelphia, the largest city in eighteenth-century America.
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