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This Day in History: June 10, 1752 – Benjamin Franklin…

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June 10, 1752 – Benjamin Franklin flies a kite during a thunderstorm and collects a charge in a Leyden jar when the kite is struck by lightning, enabling him to demonstrate the electrical nature of lightning.
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