Diversity Timeline 1740s

1740-1997

  1. 1740
  2. 1750
  3. 1760
  4. 1770
  5. 1800
  6. 1820
  7. 1830
  8. 1840
  9. 1850
  10. 1870
  11. 1880
  12. 1890
  13. 1900
  14. 1910
  15. 1920
  16. 1930
  17. 1940
  18. 1950
  19. 1960
  20. 1970
  21. 1980
  22. 1990
Ben Franklin

Friday, January 1, 1740

Benjamin Franklin and Penn's first Trustees took control of the Charity School trust and completed construction of the "New Building" at Fourth and Arch Streets.