Intriguingly, this is what’s known as the “Ben Franklin effect”: when, after doing someone a favor, you actually begin to ...

Christmas thought of the day by Benjamin Franklin reflects on faith, practice, and moral conduct. The quote reminds readers ...

Social media platforms have long proved a popular outlet for the circulation of quotes from well-known figures, with a significant proportion of them being mistattributed or apocryphal. A ...

Benjamin Franklin’s line is often quoted at graduations and printed on classroom walls. Its value lies not in inspiration, ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. “In December 1776, Benjamin Franklin is world-famous for his ...

The city was founded in 1799 by Abram Maury Jr., who initially planned to name it Marthasville after his wife; however, ...

On this day in 1776, one month to the day after the Continental Congress had named him ambassador to the court of Louis XVI, Benjamin Franklin, at age 70, sailed from Philadelphia for Paris with the ...