Today, we celebrate the towering life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin—printer and philosopher, inventor and diplomat, public ...

Today, we celebrate the towering life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin-printer and philosopher, inventor and diplomat, public servant and patriot, and ...

America’s favorite multitalented Founding Father is celebrating his — checks parchment — 320th birthday Saturday, and the ...

“Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade!” ...

It’s 2026, and we’re celebrating America’s 250th birthday, but a couple of our Founding Fathers have celebrations on tap — ...

Benjamin Franklin’s private letters reveal early ideas about CBT, cognitive dissonance, identity, habit tracking, and moral ...

This Saturday, Jan. 17, marks Benjamin Franklin’s birthday — his 320th, as a matter of fact! He was born in Boston in 1706 ...

Electricity isn't just wires and outlets. Its history includes fake experiments, brutal PR wars, and vehicles that predate ...

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts, 320 years ago. In recent days, I discovered Ken Burns’s two episodes on Benjamin Franklin that aired in April 2022 on PBS.

Ben’s Birthday Bash' is set for Jan. 17, featuring hands-on games, electricity experiments and a very loud birthday finale.

From the Smithsonian magazine archives, some of our favorite reader questions about our nation's founding upon its 250th birthday. Q: Did Benjamin Franklin really fly a kite in a thunderstorm?

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WSMV) - A statue of Benjamin Franklin will be unveiled at Williamson County Archives and Museum in Franklin in January, according to Lovely Franklin. The “Ben on the Bench” sculpture, ...