This Saturday, Jan. 17, marks Benjamin Franklin’s birthday — his 320th, as a matter of fact! He was born in Boston in 1706 ...

Electricity isn't just wires and outlets. Its history includes fake experiments, brutal PR wars, and vehicles that predate ...

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.

From the Smithsonian magazine archives, some of our favorite reader questions about our nation's founding upon its 250th ...

When negotiating peace after the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin wanted Britain to give Canada to the newly formed United States as compensation, author Madelaine Drohan says. (Credit: National ...

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 ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! University of Mississippi graduate history instructor Kelsa Pellettiere talked about Benjamin Franklin's role in France during the American ...

A five-year investigation into a sex-trafficking ring involving the On the Border strip club in Franklin has led to charges against four men, with allegations of trafficking women across multiple ...

Philadelphia will host a free, family-friendly concert and fireworks show on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway this New Year's Eve. LL Cool J, Trenton native Adam Blackstone, Philly's own DJ Jazzy Jeff ...

Philadelphia, get ready to party in 2026. City officials want New Year’s Eve to set the tone for what’s slated to be a year of blockbuster celebrations for the country’s 250th birthday. “We want the ...

New Virginia Tech head coach James Franklin continues to assemble his first coaching staff in Blacksburg. On Sunday, the next name was revealed: Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reported that the Hokies were ...