Almanac

Benjamin Banneker was born on November 9th 1731, in Baltimore, Maryland. His father’s name was Robert and his mother’s name was Mary Banneky. Robert was able to buy his own freedom and the freedom of Mary Banneky. Both his mother and father were freed slaves. It is said that he had only African blood in his veins. Although it has been said that his grandmother on his mother side was white. Benjamin grew up on his father’s farm with his sister, this place is where he was taught to read by his…

Magazine itself, this success led to plenty of Sports Illustrated spinoffs. In 1991, Sports Illustrated Launched Sports Illustrated Kids, which was created to entertain the younger audience. The next spinoff that were release is Sports Illustrated Almanac. Another spinoff CNNSI.com is the online version of the magazine. Sports Illustrated on Campus is a spinoff preferably for college students. Sports Illustrated even has an exclusive issue that is publishes annually called Sports Illustrated…

Nostradamus: Real or Fake? The 9/11 terrorist attack, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the rise of Hitler. What if all these events was foreseen centuries ago? Well, supposedly Nostradamus did. Nostradamus was a French seer who wrote Centuries, a massive opus containing 10 volumes each having 100 predictions for the next 2,000 years. There has been a special interest in Nostradamus and his predictions in the past years, causing many arguments between believers and non-believers of his…

Early in American Literature, a lot of the writers were Puritans and based their texts mostly on God. They arrived here in America, wanting to spread their “Pure” look of the Bible and God. They read the Bible and live their lived strictly and had many laws that aligned with the bible. This life-style had its downsides and some often branched off and “Rebelled” against it through a plethora of ways, including writing. Puritans were part of an important role in Literature today, in fact, In the…

The Poor Richard’s Almanack 67. “A traveller should have a hog’s nose, deer’s legs, and an ass’s back.” Simple claim: This quote means that men are travelers that face challenging circumstances in life. Men must have sense, ability, and strength to carry the weight of any situation in their journey. In the first drawing, the man drawn in the middle represent the traveler. He depicts the common man that daily encounter diversities. The path under him is the road that the traveler is walking.…

Henisch, Bridget Ann. Fast and Feast: Food in Medieval Society. Pennsylvania State Univ. Press, 1999. Using 13th to 15th century sources, the author examines the social and religious aspects of the feast and the fast for the point of view of the people who prepared, served and ate the meals. Included are recipes for many of the dishes of the time. Montanari, Massimo, and Beth Archer Brombert. Medieval Tastes: Food, Cooking, and the Table. Columbia University Press, 2012. JSTOR,…

He authored the famous poor Richards Almanac in December 1732. He was the first United States Post Master General. Benjamin Franklin invented the Lightning Rod. He was Instrumental in establishment of the University of Pennsylvania. He invented numerous other things including Bifocal lenses…

Two important Philadelphians of history are James Forten and Benjamin Franklin. James Forten was born in Philadelphia on September 2, 1766. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706. James Forten and Benjamin Franklin are similar in some ways and different in others, when concerning Philadelphia. James Forten and Benjamin Franklin have many things in common. Typically, both of them were born a free man. Benjamin Franklin was born a free man, because he was white. James Forten was…

Benjamin Franklin was a man of many talents. He is known as a printer, inventor, writer, statesman, scientist, and more. Being born in the 1700’s made it relatively easy for Franklin to involve himself in multiple areas of interests. This time period was rich in scientific discovery, political involvement, and controversy over war. In his lifetime, Franklin accomplished a gargantuan number of achievements that benefited society and are still spoken of to this day. He is well known for his…

Damien Sailor Introduction Benjamin Franklin was famous for writing,printing,and the oldest founding father to help draft the declaration of independence.Altho he made the poor richard almanac he was really famous for inventing and writing .He also on a printer shop in philadelphia and if we would have lost the war he would the quartering act done to him . Early life Benjamin Franklin had 20 brothers and sisters and he only had 2…