"...Today, we celebrate the towering life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin—printer and philosopher, inventor and diplomat, public servant and patriot, and one of the most consequential Americans to ever live. On what would have been his 320th birthday, we honor his restless genius, his steadfast devotion to liberty, and his legendary contributions to our national story.
Born on January 17, 1706... served as the first Postmaster General, binding the Colonies together with an organized mail system long before they were bound together as one Nation."
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