Benjamin Franklin's son William was buried in London following his death in 1813, more than three decades after he was forced ...

A sculpture of Benjamin Franklin's "Join or Die" snake is coming to Philadelphia's Independence Mall this year. Why it ...

Ever prescient, John Adams rightly predicted that Benjamin Franklin would forever occupy an elevated position in the American imagination. He was, after all, the man who risked life and limb to fly a ...

Benjamin Franklin may be best known as the creator of bifocals and the lightning rod, but a group of University of Notre Dame researchers suggest he should also be known for his innovative ways of ...

Do not wait for the important moment to begin getting ready for it. Sometimes, the best way to improve your chances of ...

As Carla Mulford wrote in her article “Figuring Benjamin Franklin in American Cultural Memory” from “The New England Quarterly”: “Franklin’s figure offers a representative case of the multiple ways ...

The Benjamin Franklin we meet in Apple TV+'s limited series Franklin may be in his golden years, but he still has a few tricks up his sleeve. Oscar winner Michael Douglas stars as the famed Founding ...

Two people can spend a lifetime accumulating whatever they consider valuable and end up with completely different kinds of ...

Many opportunities arrive unexpectedly. A job interview, a business meeting, a competition or a moment to prove oneself can ...