Looking for more ways to engage with Benjamin Franklin? These engagement resources are designed for families, educators, and communities to explore ways to tell untold stories in American history and ...

Ben Franklin was one of the most frequently painted people of his time. He got so many requests to sit for artists that he once wrote of those sessions, “I am perfectly sick of it. I know nothing so ...

Benjamin Franklin, scientist, philosopher, author and the most celebrated American on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean in the era of revolution, was born on this day in history, Jan. 17, 1706. The ...

Before he helped launch a revolution, Benjamin Franklin was colonial America’s leading editor and printer of novels, almanacs, soap wrappers, and everything in between Looming large on Philadelphia’s ...

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 ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Shiny black loafers clicked on Old City’s stone streets, the polished brass buckles ...

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 ...

Tennessee lawmakers banned critical race theory in K-12 schools in 2021 and passed a similar ban for colleges in 2022. This is part of a backlash to conversations and textbooks covering systemic ...

A new limited series starring Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin revisits the founding father’s years as the American ambassador to France Based on a True Story Vanessa Armstrong - History ...

“Franklin” director Tim Van Patten, who won Emmys for “Boardwalk Empire” and “The Pacific,” says that although he loves history and is a history buff “this was a slice of history I was not aware of.” ...