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

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

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When negotiating peace after the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin wanted Britain to give Canada to the newly formed United ...

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 ...

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — The likeness of a founding father will soon be on display in the city named for him. A statue of Benjamin Franklin is set to be unveiled in Franklin next month. While known as ...

The complete transcript of Benjamin Franklin's 1766 examination before the House of Commons, where he brilliantly argues against the Stamp Act and explains colonial grievances. This crucial testimony ...

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Laura Linney is among the huge A-list cast, but she’s not playing Giamatti’s wife Abigal Adams this time — Claire Danes is. By Tony Maglio Though not especially publicized, Ken Burns’ PBS ...

Inventor, author, statesman and visionary patriot, Ben Franklin was a preeminent American founder. Hundreds of communities, bridges, mountains, streets and more are named after this amazing man — as ...

The Franklin Institute announced Nov. 11 that it is awarding the 2026 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honors in science, engineering and business ...

In Benjamin Franklin’s famous list of thirteen virtues toward personal perfection, he urges his readers to “Imitate Jesus and Socrates.” As a teacher, I try to live up to this call. We hear a lot ...