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jun 1, 1752 - Ben Franklin flies the kite with the key in the storm

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"In June 1752 he is reputed to have attached a metal key to the bottom of a dampened kite string and flown the kite in a storm-threatened sky."

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity#History

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Date:

jun 1, 1752
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~ 272 years ago