Benjamin Franklin, one of America's founding fathers, is one of the most recognizable figures in American history. Less ...

After over five years of planning and more than a hundred years since an initial idea to put a college in Roxbury, FC Tech’s new campus is officially open on Jan. 22.

Benjamin Franklin has left an unmistakable impact on American life. He was a prolific inventor, creating bifocals, lighting ...

Allendale has renamed Franklin Turnpike without actually changing the name, as a way to 'right a wrong.' ...

The City of Franklin officially welcomed a statue of Ben Franklin with fanfare and a birthday party.

Founded 227 years ago, the city of Franklin is finally getting a statue of its namesake, Ben Franklin.

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

Saturday marks the 320th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth, and "CBS Saturday Morning" breaks down the Founding Father ...

Those first stamps made it easier than ever to communicate, but early on people weren't quite sure how to use them.

Founding father Benjamin Franklin paused his tour of the commonwealth’s classrooms to visit the 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show ...

From the Smithsonian magazine archives, some of our favorite reader questions about our nation's founding upon its 250th ...

Lots of 18th-century philosophies have become extremely dated since America achieved independence, but one founding father's ...