Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father of the United States, came to symbolize for many what it meant to be an American during the Revolutionary War with his unadorned clothes and speech, quick wit, and ...

In the pantheon of New England-born patriots, no two men stood higher than Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. And in the New England pantheon no two so cordially disliked each other, unless you ...

Without financial common sense as written by Benjamin Franklin in “The Way to Wealth“, “We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our ...

But what does that mean? Thinking about this, my mind turned to a recent book about Benjamin Franklin by journalist Eric Weiner, “Ben & Me: In Search of a Founder’s Formula for a Long and ...

Let’s talk about the kite and the lightning storm. In the public’s mind, Benjamin Franklin’s scientific work has largely been reduced to this one experiment, in which Franklin demonstrated ...

Zach Kitschke is the global CMO for Canva, an online visual communication ... He is a trustee of the Benjamin Franklin House in London, on the Development committee of the National Gallery and ...

(From left to right) Thomas Jay Ryan (playing Benjamin Franklin) and Noah Keyishian (playing William Franklin) in “Franklinland” Credit: Jeremy Daniel He and his son are the subject of the play ...

Founding Father Benjamin Franklin signed ... He believes the signature may have been intended as a secret message demonstrating Franklin’s loyalty to the revolutionary cause—a loyalty which ...

American statesman Benjamin Franklin crossed the Atlantic eight times in his long life. This circa 1888 print shows the Founding Father arriving in France. As a young boy growing up in Boston ...

Benjamin Franklin had an exceptionally close bond with his son—until the American Revolution pitted them against each other. Benjamin Franklin and his son William demonstrate the electrical ...