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A portrait of Benjamin Banneker on the cover of his Farmers Almanac-circa 1795. Benjamin Banneker. Benjamin Banneker was a self-educated scientist, astronomer, inventor, writer, and antislavery publicist. He built a striking clock entirely from wood, published a Farmers' Almanac, and actively campaigned against slavery.
On this day in 1732, Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia first published Poor Richardâs Almanack. The book, filled with proverbs preaching industry and prudence, was published continuously for 25 years and became one of the most popular publications in colonial America, selling an average of 10,000 copies a year.