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#OTD February 22, 1776, the commander of the American forces occupying Trois-Rivières, Quebec, wrote Benjamin Franklin, urging him to use his reputed supernatural powers to conquer Canada.

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French, sepia-toned etching from 1778, showing Benjamin Franklin as a God dressed in flowing garments. The Latin inscription can be translated as "He snatched lightning from the sky and the sceptre from tyrants."
February 22, 2026 at 9:47 PM