It might surprise you to learn that the bespectacled Benjamin Franklin was once quite the womanizer who fathered an ...

In 1715, Franklin’s money-conscious father removed his young son from the Boston grammar school that might have led to a ...

Benjamin Franklin and his future wife, Deborah Read first saw each other in 1723 on his arrival in Philadelphia, when they were only teenagers. By then, the Read family was well established in the ...

Ben Franklin, known by many young people as the face of the 100-dollar bill, was an American icon of his day and one of ...

While writing my column this week, I was reminded of Benjamin Franklin’s quip about the outcome of the 1787 constitutional convention in Philadelphia. As the story goes, Franklin was leaving the ...

Franklin and Writing features Ken Burns; Christopher Brown, Professor of History, Columbia University; and Jane Kamensky, Professor of History, Harvard University. Moderated by Bina Venkataraman ...

This video breaks down five essential strategies to improve your writing, whether you're crafting essays, novels, or emails. Inspired by Benjamin Franklin's method of studying great writing, the ...

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 ...

Ken Burns's two-part, four-hour documentary, Benjamin Franklin, explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century's most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words ...

When Trump lawyer D. John Sauer spoke before the Supreme Court last week calling for presidential immunity for “official acts,” he repeatedly argued that at least one revolutionary mind would ...