"Ben’s Birthday Bash" takes place Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Franklin Institute, celebrating the 320th birthday of Benjamin Franklin with a mix of hands-on science, live demonstrations and interactive ...

In this Texas history column, Ken Bridges explores Benjamin Franklin's rise to prominence in colonial America.

April 17 marks historic events like the Bay of Pigs invasion, Benjamin Franklin's death, and key global turning points in ...

Lee D. Blumenthal delivers an electrifying novel that reimagines Benjamin Franklin in a futuristic conflict where ...

Quote of the day: Benjamin Franklin in Poor Richard's Almanack, 1737, talked about the importance of action over words. His ...

One of Benjamin Franklin’s most famous quotes was in response to a woman who asked him, as he was leaving the Constitutional Convention in 1787, “Dr. Franklin what sort of government shall we have?” ...

Ever prescient, John Adams rightly predicted that Benjamin Franklin would forever occupy an elevated position in the American imagination. He was, after all, the man who risked life and limb to fly a ...

The first Postmaster General was Made in PA - proving the Keystone State has always known how to handle the mail and the ...