The plane, organized by the National Archives, will take rare 18th-century documents around the country in a tour loosely ...

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

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The Philadelphia Historic District’s celebration of America’s 250th birthday brings its next Saturday “Firstival” to the ...

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

Thirty to 60 mph winds led to a postponement of the Mummers ’ string band competition, and put a momentary damper on what was ...

From the Smithsonian magazine archives, some of our favorite reader questions about our nation's founding upon its 250th birthday. Q: Did Benjamin Franklin really fly a kite in a thunderstorm? Thanks ...

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WSMV) - A statue of Benjamin Franklin will be unveiled at Williamson County Archives and Museum in Franklin in January, according to Lovely Franklin. The “Ben on the Bench” sculpture, ...

I believe Ben Franklin got it wrong about “early to bed early to rise”. I think his confusion was due to spending too much time in France eating all that rich food and washing it down with bottles of ...

For the past 35 years, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream plant in Waterbury has pretreated wastewater before it is discharged into the municipal system. File photo by Gordon Miller/Waterbury Roundabout This ...

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 ...

WATERBURY — A state announcement of industrial wastewater pretreatment permit violations reports that Ben & Jerry’s ice cream plant in Waterbury topped the list of 17 companies that logged infractions ...