Learn about Benjamin Franklin's youth, his "Poor Richard's Almanack," and his revolutionary work in printing, electricity, and politics, including his part in signing the Declaration of Independence ...
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Benjamin Franklin invented a musical instrument. People said it drove them to madness.
The glass harmonica’s bad reputation was entirely undeserved, though.
Benjamin Franklin stopped going to church as a young man and about five weeks before he died expressed “some Doubts” as to whether Jesus is God. So how did a lapsed Congregationalist and one of the ...
An Indiana parks superintendent and history buff, Rusty Conner, recently discovered he is a direct descendant of Benjamin Franklin. Conner's family connection was traced through his maternal ...
Brooke Barbier is the author of “Cocked and Boozy: An Intoxicating History of the American Revolution.” As a young man, Benjamin Franklin compiled a list of more than 200 words and phrases for “drunk.
The Ben Franklin Bridge between New Jersey and Philadelphia will be closed to vehicular traffic in both directions from 5:45 a.m. to 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 7, for the American Cancer Society’s Bridge ...
Jon Bon Jovi has such a level of admiration for Benjamin Franklin that he believes he has a spiritual connection to him. He recently sat down for an interview where he answered several questions, ...
Benjamin Franklin understood something fundamental about money that still shapes modern economies: Money only works when people believe it is real. In the early 18th century, the British colonies ...
An iconic landmark on the Delaware River was shining blue on Wednesday night to honor a young New Jersey baseball player who has been hospitalized after being hurt during warm ups. The Benjamin ...
The aging statesman braved rough seas and arduous carriage rides to reach Paris, where he persuaded the French to back the American rebels. We followed in his footsteps. Credit... Supported by By Eric ...
Selby Kiffer, international senior specialist for books and manuscripts at Sotheby's, selected special items from the Jay T. Snider collection of Benjamin Franklin for Philadelphia audiences. (Maiken ...
The trove of books, broadsides, letters, and manuscripts is valued at $3 million to $4.5 million. Joseph Siffred Duplessis, Benjamin Franklin. Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian ...
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