In January 1776, William Franklin, royal governor of New Jersey and Benjamin Franklin's son, was put under house arrest by ...

This wonderful HBO miniseries stars Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney as John and Abigail Adams, the power couple of the ...

He let reporters in on a call with Colombia’s president. He complained about Zohran Mamdani. He called JD Vance and Marco ...

The Nonfiction Author Series consists of four separate author presentations — each with a hot/cold buffet breakfast and a ...

Kirk Ellis explores how the infamous outlaws and their Hollywood portrayal reveal deeper truths about our national identity ...

PBS will rebroadcast the hit docuseries over six consecutive Fridays Jan. 9-Feb. 13, plus t History Center will host a Jan.

Fewer understand them well enough to opine confidently on their legacies. Consider this your cheat sheet. From primers to ...

Mr. Trump sat down with our reporters for an interview in which he talked about his health, watched a video of an ICE ...

George Orwell's crusade against the misuse of language resulted in his name becoming an adjective—and his writing becoming ...

The city, founded 227 years ago, is finally getting a statue of founding father Benjamin Franklin. In celebration of his ...

Benjamin Franklin wasn't just a founder of the United States, he was also a writer, inventor, scientist, statesman, and a ...

Intriguingly, this is what’s known as the “Ben Franklin effect”: when, after doing someone a favor, you actually begin to like them more, despite having felt neutral or indifferent about them ...