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ISSUE: November 15, 2009
Articles about Benjamin Franklin
Bring Out The Cake
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5-15-2006
Is it just us, or are there a disproportionate number of birthdays in 2006? Granted, we’ve never really counted them up before, but this year we’ve noticed there are some seriously significant milestones happening — and, lucky for you, there’s some ...
Article Excerpts:
...of Mozart. And that’s a good thing. -
Benjamin Franklin
(300) Benjamin Franklin’s...
...a good thing. -Benjamin Franklin (300)
Benjamin Franklin
’s tercentenary is being celebrated...
... is being celebrated with a traveling exhibition,
Benjamin Franklin
: In Search of a Better World, which hits...
Jolly Green Expo
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6-1-2005
Before it closes September 25, get thee to the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, near Nagoya, Japan. Themed "Natures Wisdom," the 427-acre expo has a Forest Zone with hiking, a Fun Zone with interactive robots, and plenty of international e...
Article Excerpts:
...The U.S. Pavilion salutes the science of
Benjamin Franklin
— and on his 300th birthday, no less.
...science of Benjamin Franklin — and on
Benjamin Franklin
300th birthday, no less. And, with American...
See It
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2-15-2001
PAINTED FACES 250 YEARS OF PORTRAITURE GOES ON TOUR
Stare at 75 famous American faces in
A Brush with History
at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh through April 8. While the Smithsonian’s National Portr...
Article Excerpts:
...exhibit of leading Americans — from
Benjamin Franklin
and Mark Twain to Martha Graham and Michael...
Mensa Quiz-6/51/2005
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6-15-2005
Mensa Quiz for American Way Magazine 06-15-2005
Article Excerpts:
...if not, cross out all these letters plus Q. If
Benjamin Franklin
could have met Abraham Lincoln, cross out all...
Dining Through The Ages
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3-15-2007
If you're on the hunt for the latest and greatest restaurant to hit today's dining scene, you can stop reading now. But if you do, you'll miss out on those nine eateries that have outlasted the test of time because they serve the finest food there is.
Article Excerpts:
...earned it a reputation as a literary café; and
Benjamin Franklin
, as ambassador to France, worked on the United...
Boston Uncommon
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10-1-2007
Greys Anatomy
star Ellen Pompeo is at home among the trees and gardens in one of America's most historic cities.
Article Excerpts:
...Samuel Adams and John Hancock are buried, and
Benjamin Franklin
’s parents too. THREE: GREEN IS ALSO...
Word Of Mouth
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2-1-2008
Going to Philadelphia? Then ditch the guidebook and follow these famous locals as they show you the City of Brotherly Love their way.
Article Excerpts:
...
Ralph Archbold (as
Benjamin Franklin
) The city’s most famous Benjamin...
...Franklin) The city’s most famous
Benjamin Franklin
impersonator; featured on the Food Network, on...
Eating And Drinking With Jean-marie Lacroix
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3-1-2004
EATING AND DRINKING WITH CHEF JEAN-MARIE LACROIX
, whose restaurant, Lacroix at The Rittenhouse, beckons with a distinctly Gallic siren song from amid the Federal-period townhouses.
Article Excerpts:
...of that other Philadelphia polymath,
Benjamin Franklin
. Today, a prime address for visitors to...
Give Me Liberty Or Give Me A Massage?
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5-1-2004
GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME A MASSAGE?
Historic destinations across the U.S. are discovering that to keep up in the tourist trade, they've got to put a new spin on the days of old.
Article Excerpts:
...the recent tea uprising in Boston Harbor and
Benjamin Franklin
’s negotiations in London seeking a...
The Pursuit Of Happiness
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10-1-2008
Putting on a happy face is positively all in the mind.
Article Excerpts:
...in general: It’s hard work. As
Benjamin Franklin
observed, the Declaration of Independence only...
...to the happiness well, it appears, but getting
Benjamin Franklin
to come back to drink every day is another...
Dark Comedy
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10-15-2008
The Scythed One lets his hair down (metaphorically, at least) in his charming new autobiography.
Article Excerpts:
...Tired ofletting others speak for
Benjamin Franklin
, Death is finally setting the recordstraight...
...a little help from author George Pendle) in
Benjamin Franklin
newautobiography, which hits bookshelves this...
...which hits bookshelves this month. Call
Benjamin Franklin
what youlike -- the Grim Reaper, Anubis, the...