Franklin's legacy as a scientist, inventor, and statesman is emphasized, showcasing his influence on the founding of the United States. Keywords Benjamin Franklin, apprenticeship, printing ...

Recently, a Texas lawmaker introduced legislation to replace Ben Franklin’s name and likeness on the $100 with President ...

Deborah Franklin suffered another stroke on December 14, 1774, and died five days later. We tend to idealize our founding fathers. So what should we make of Benjamin Franklin? One popular image is ...

Christopher Leaman Benjamin Franklin was, in his own words ... stole cutlery as souvenirs.) One of the founding fathers who drafted and signed the Declaration of Independence.

Of the "Founding Fathers," Benjamin Franklin alone signed the three pivotal documents associated with the nation's birth: the Declaration of Independence; the Treaty of Paris; and the United ...

Rep. Brandon Gill introduced a bill requiring all $100 bills to feature a picture of Donald Trump on the front face of the note.

One Founding Father thought we were celebrating on ... and it’s fluctuated quite a lot over the years. When Benjamin Franklin died in 1790, he left a small sum of money to the cities of Boston ...

We speak with Madelaine Drohan, senior fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International ...

"Do well by doing good," a phrase often attributed to Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, holds truce for company culture ...

Death comes looking for an entire family that never should have existed in the fun new trailer for Final Destination ...

(Book cover courtesy Farrar, Straus and Giroux; author photo courtesy Saffron Sener) The winter of 1740-41 was exceptionally cold and Benjamin ... of both Franklin as a founding father and the ...