Highlights from the Jay T. Snider collection of Benjamin Franklin are on display at The Library Company of Philadelphia, before heading to auction at Sotheby’s.

The heat was sweltering when delegates emerged from Independence Hall on Sept. 17, 1787. Crowds had gathered outside, waiting for news from the Constitutional Convention. Among them was Elizabeth ...

In 1731, book lover Franklin created the Library Company of Philadelphia, where this week visitors can see a collection of ...

Franklin combined art with diplomacy to create the Libertas Americana. For the United States’ 250th anniversary, the Paris ...

Origins: Benjamin Franklin is one of those figures who was so ubiquitous during the American Revolution and the early history of the U.S. that many people incorrectly assume he once served as a U.S.

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The Declaration of Independence includes a searing attach on Native people, but the founders still drew on Indigenous ...

Michael Douglas is dusting off a powdered wig to take on the role of one of America's founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin. In a first look at the upcoming Apple TV+ limited series, Franklin, Douglas ...

On this day in history, June 10, 1752, Benjamin Franklin reportedly flew a kite during a thunderstorm, with the goal of collecting ambient electrical charge in a Leyden jar — a container that could ...

Benjamin Franklin is best known as a Founding Father of the United States, with historians often referring to the Boston-born Franklin as the First American. Franklin lived in era where men and women ...

This bonus scene features Benjamin Franklin House in London, his only surviving residence. Though he also lived in Boston, Philadelphia, and Paris, Franklin’s only surviving residence is Benjamin ...