To discuss Franklin’s life and legacy, we are joined by H.W. Brand, professor of history at Texas A&M, and author of The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin; Claudeanne Lopez ...

Americans learn about the document in school, but there are some lesser-known facts about the Declaration of Independence ...

The new Apple TV series, Franklin, promises to captivate as it takes viewers on a ride through the extraordinary life of ...

Despite being poor at the start of his life ... helped Franklin draft the Declaration of Independence as well as the U.S. Constitution. As a pacifist, he negotiated the Treaty of Paris that ended the ...

“A republic if you can keep it.” Did you ever wonder exactly what Benjamin Franklin meant when he said that? Our founders ...

Ken Burns's two-part, four-hour documentary, Benjamin Franklin, explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century's most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words ...

Benjamin Franklin. Betsy Ross. The two Founding Fathers and the seamstress of the American ... “As a nation and as a church, ...

Daylight saving time is coming. As you prepare for a time change or to 'fall back', learn more about the origins of this ...

Founding Father Benjamin Franklin signed most of his letters “B. Franklin” or “Benj. Franklin.” But some of them, especially those written in the years leading up to the Revolutionary War, ...

The City of Philadelphia announced on Friday a list of road closures and parking restrictions ahead of a massive Get Out the Vote concert and rally for Kamala Harris on the Benjamin Franklin ...

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A technology pioneered by Benjamin Franklin is being revived to build more efficient electric motors, an effort in its nascent stage that has the potential to be massive. A handful of ...