by George Goodwin Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790) first came to London as a young teenage printer from Philadelphia. He arrived on Christmas Eve 1724 with the expectation that, after presenting sealed letters providing both introductions and credit, he would be able to buy a state of the art printing press and return to set up in business with Sir William...
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The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley is extending its popular “Vatican Splendors” exhibit through Sept. 11. Thursday’s announcement came a little more than week before the exhibit was originally scheduled to close. Record crowds since “Vatican Splendors” opened on March 13 convinced library and Vatican...
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