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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 3554404" data-attributes="member: 1246">June 10, 1752&nbsp;On this day in 1752, <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/benjamin-franklin" target="_blank">Benjamin Franklin</a> 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. Franklin became interested in electricity in the mid-1740s, a time when much was still unknown on the topic, and spent almost a decade conducting electrical experiments. He coined a number of terms used today, including battery, conductor and electrician. He also invented the lightning rod, used to protect buildings and ships.<a href="https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrUjbcj7BxbMTAAIvSJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTIyNHJjdnFoBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZANlMGNjMDY1NGZjYmM4ZjIxNjFlYmJmZWRkNzAzMTRlYgRncG9zAzYEaXQDYmluZw--?.origin=&amp;back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dbenjamin%2Bfranklin%2Bflying%2Bkite%2Bin%2Bthunderstorm%26fr%3Dymyy-t-999%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D6&amp;w=885&amp;h=498&amp;imgurl=media.newsela.com%2Farticle_media%2F2016%2F12%2Fprimary-source-ben-franklin-kite-electricity-d21c2b12.jpg.885x498_q90_box-0%252C18%252C1366%252C787_crop_detail.jpg&amp;rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsela.com%2Farticles%2Fprimary-source-ben-franklin-kite-electricity%2Fid%2F24610%2F&amp;size=197.9KB&amp;name=Newsela+%7C+Primary+Sources%3A+%3Cb%3EBenjamin%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3EFranklin%3C%2Fb%3E+Flies+a+%3Cb%3EKite%3C%2Fb%3E+and+Catches+Lightning&amp;p=benjamin+franklin+flying+kite+in+thunderstorm&amp;oid=e0cc0654fcbc8f2161ebbfedd70314eb&amp;fr2=&amp;fr=ymyy-t-999&amp;tt=Newsela+%7C+Primary+Sources%3A+%3Cb%3EBenjamin%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3EFranklin%3C%2Fb%3E+Flies+a+%3Cb%3EKite%3C%2Fb%3E+and+Catches+Lightning&amp;b=0&amp;ni=120&amp;no=6&amp;ts=&amp;tab=organic&amp;sigr=12jqu5na5&amp;sigb=13srrftln&amp;sigi=14l4jor18&amp;sigt=1349te41m&amp;sign=1349te41m&amp;.crumb=K1KVEMW2qUj&amp;fr=ymyy-t-999" target="_blank"><img src="https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.y_MUTE35N4N5uKyL9vtgJwHaEK&amp;pid=15.1&amp;P=0&amp;w=279&amp;h=158" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 3554404, member: 1246"] June 10, 1752 On this day in 1752, [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/benjamin-franklin'][U]Benjamin Franklin[/U][/URL] 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. Franklin became interested in electricity in the mid-1740s, a time when much was still unknown on the topic, and spent almost a decade conducting electrical experiments. He coined a number of terms used today, including battery, conductor and electrician. He also invented the lightning rod, used to protect buildings and ships. [URL='https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrUjbcj7BxbMTAAIvSJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTIyNHJjdnFoBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZANlMGNjMDY1NGZjYmM4ZjIxNjFlYmJmZWRkNzAzMTRlYgRncG9zAzYEaXQDYmluZw--?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dbenjamin%2Bfranklin%2Bflying%2Bkite%2Bin%2Bthunderstorm%26fr%3Dymyy-t-999%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D6&w=885&h=498&imgurl=media.newsela.com%2Farticle_media%2F2016%2F12%2Fprimary-source-ben-franklin-kite-electricity-d21c2b12.jpg.885x498_q90_box-0%252C18%252C1366%252C787_crop_detail.jpg&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsela.com%2Farticles%2Fprimary-source-ben-franklin-kite-electricity%2Fid%2F24610%2F&size=197.9KB&name=Newsela+%7C+Primary+Sources%3A+%3Cb%3EBenjamin%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3EFranklin%3C%2Fb%3E+Flies+a+%3Cb%3EKite%3C%2Fb%3E+and+Catches+Lightning&p=benjamin+franklin+flying+kite+in+thunderstorm&oid=e0cc0654fcbc8f2161ebbfedd70314eb&fr2=&fr=ymyy-t-999&tt=Newsela+%7C+Primary+Sources%3A+%3Cb%3EBenjamin%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3EFranklin%3C%2Fb%3E+Flies+a+%3Cb%3EKite%3C%2Fb%3E+and+Catches+Lightning&b=0&ni=120&no=6&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=12jqu5na5&sigb=13srrftln&sigi=14l4jor18&sigt=1349te41m&sign=1349te41m&.crumb=K1KVEMW2qUj&fr=ymyy-t-999'][IMG]https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.y_MUTE35N4N5uKyL9vtgJwHaEK&pid=15.1&P=0&w=279&h=158[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]

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