15 June 1752 Posted on June 14, 2012 by Staff Benjamin Franklin experiments proves that lightning is electricity. Famous Words of Inspiration..."There is no use trying, said Alice; one can't believe impossible things. I dare say you haven't had much practice, said the Queen. When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Lewis Carroll — Click here for more from Lewis Carroll No related posts.