In January 1776, William Franklin, royal governor of New Jersey and Benjamin Franklin's son, was put under house arrest by ...
As we start the new year, former broadcast reporter Rodger Beimer reflects on our fast-paced digital world and why ...
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 ...
Those first stamps made it easier than ever to communicate, but early on people weren't quite sure how to use them.
From the Smithsonian magazine archives, some of our favorite reader questions about our nation's founding upon its 250th ...
On January 14, 1784, the Second Continental Congress ratified the decisive Treaty of Paris—the binding accord that ended the Revolutionary War, secured ...
Founding father Ben Franklin lived to 84, enjoying excellent mental and physical health. Ignore his approach to aging at your ...
This Saturday, Jan. 17, marks Benjamin Franklin’s birthday — his 320th, as a matter of fact! He was born in Boston in 1706 ...
Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts, 320 years ago. In recent days, I discovered Ken Burns’s two episodes on Benjamin Franklin that aired in April 2022 on PBS.
THE 14TH PRESIDENT of the United States, Franklin Pierce, was the only person from New Hampshire to hold this position.
He Jiankui spent three years in prison after creating gene-edited babies. Now back at work, he sees a greater opening for ...