Benjamin Franklin wasn't just a founder of the United States, he was also a writer, inventor, scientist, statesman, and a ...

"Benjamin Franklin" reveals apple mural commemorating America's 250th birthday January 8, 2026 ...

The sculpture depicts Benjamin Franklin and the Founding Fathers at the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

British-born Thomas Paine helped inspire the 13 English colonies to declare independence and form the United States of ...

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

In her book, He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex Canada, which was published in September 2025, Drohan ...

In January 1776, William Franklin, royal governor of New Jersey and Benjamin Franklin's son, was put under house arrest by ...

Converse County has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Award for Open Government, a new ...

His “Common Sense,” published 250 years ago, ignited the drive for American independence. That was hardly the end of the ...

Jonathan Ayling is a strategy consultant and professional director. He is the former chief executive of the Free Speech Union ...

Wyoming’s newspapers are launching a new statewide recognition in 2026 to honor local governments that demonstrate an ...

Hundreds of people gathered on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Wednesday night for Philadelphia's first-ever free New Year's Eve concert and fireworks show.