Benjamin Franklin

Ken Burns' two-part, four-hour documentary, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century's most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped create the United States. "Write things worth reading," he said in Poor Richard's Almanack, "or do things worth the writing." Benjamin Franklin did both.

Fri, Jun 13	9:00 P.M.	Join Or Die (1706-1774) NH Explore (11.2) After building a printing empire in Philadelphia with his wife Deborah, Benjamin Franklin gains worldwide fame from electricity experiments, then spends years in London trying to keep Britain and America together as his family comes apart.
Sat, Jun 14	1:00 A.M.	Join Or Die (1706-1774) NH Explore (11.2) After building a printing empire in Philadelphia with his wife Deborah, Benjamin Franklin gains worldwide fame from electricity experiments, then spends years in London trying to keep Britain and America together as his family comes apart.
Sun, Jun 15	11:00 A.M.	Join Or Die (1706-1774) NH Explore (11.2) After building a printing empire in Philadelphia with his wife Deborah, Benjamin Franklin gains worldwide fame from electricity experiments, then spends years in London trying to keep Britain and America together as his family comes apart.
Fri, Jun 20	9:00 P.M.	An American (1775-1790) NH Explore (11.2) In wartime Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence.
Sat, Jun 21	1:00 A.M.	An American (1775-1790) NH Explore (11.2) In wartime Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence.
Sun, Jun 22	4:00 A.M.	An American (1775-1790) NH Explore (11.2) In wartime Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence.
Sun, Jun 22	11:00 A.M.	An American (1775-1790) NH Explore (11.2) In wartime Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence.