After the United States declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776, this nation sent diplomats to France — seeking ...

The winter of 1740-1741 was miserable. Boston Harbor froze over. So did the Venice Lagoon. Crops died and famine reigned. Up ...

Of the "Founding Fathers," Benjamin Franklin alone signed the three pivotal documents associated with the nation's birth: the Declaration of Independence; the Treaty of Paris; and the United ...

For a good chunk of the eighteenth century, Benjamin Franklin ... in favor of the American war effort. Franklin was also ...

Took some lightning, a kite, and a fat brass key,” sang the Decemberists in their 2017 “Ben Franklin ... many from Franklin’s greatest achievement: the signing of the 1778 Treaty of ...

Starring Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin during his diplomatic adventures in France, it’s a fairly flat rendition of an American in Paris that ... negotiates the treaty with Great Britain ...

Of the "Founding Fathers," Benjamin Franklin alone signed the three pivotal documents associated with the nation's birth: the Declaration of Independence; the Treaty of Paris; and the United ...