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March 21, 1775: Franklin Departs London Forever

March 21, 1775: Franklin Departs London Forever

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March 21, 20252m 47s

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Cover art for March 21, 1775: The house where Benjamin Franklin stayed while on his final trip to London.

Benjamin Franklin was pretty good at diplomacy, but even when given several years to try, he was unable to bring about peace between England and the Thirteen Colonies.

From December 1774 through February 1775, he and some of his British friends tried to put together a map to peace, but unfortunately both sides were too entrenched to even consider compromise. Franklin finally went home on this day in 1775, but he left one final impression that we’ll learn about tomorrow.

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