Benjamin Franklin is remembered as a genius, inventor, and Founding Father. But behind the legend was a deeply complex and ...

Bundled-up residents and visitors gathered Saturday to celebrate Benjamin Franklin’s 320th birthday and to welcome a new ...

Today, we celebrate the towering life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin—printer and philosopher, inventor and diplomat, public ...

Benjamin Franklin was born on Sunday, Jan. 17, 1706, in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Josiah Franklin and his second wife ...

It’s 2026, and we’re celebrating America’s 250th birthday, but a couple of our Founding Fathers have celebrations on tap — ...

Israel plans to honor the late Charlie Kirk for his efforts against antisemitism. The award will be given at the ...

Benjamin Franklin is the only Founding Father to have signed all three of the key documents defining the American nation: the ...

In January 1776, William Franklin, royal governor of New Jersey and Benjamin Franklin's son, was put under house arrest by ...

This wonderful HBO miniseries stars Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney as John and Abigail Adams, the power couple of the ...

PBS will rebroadcast the hit docuseries over six consecutive Fridays Jan. 9-Feb. 13, plus the Oklahoma History Center will host a Jan. 24 screening.

Donald Trump is not the first American to say that he wanted to possess Canada. At the very start of the U.S., Benjamin Franklin pushed the same agenda You can save this article by registering for ...

Most of us assume that warmth is what leads to generosity, rather than the other way around. It’s an intuitive order of events: we like people first and then choose to help them. However, according to ...