Benjamin Franklin, scientist, philosopher, author and the most celebrated American on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean in the ...

Benjamin Franklin was one of America's founding fathers ... and many other inventions we use today.Franklin was born in 1706, and was a middle child. His parents, who were soap and candle makers ...

Born on January 17, 1706 ... Of the "Founding Fathers," Benjamin Franklin alone signed the three pivotal documents associated with the nation's birth: the Declaration of Independence; the ...

There is a lot to be said for making America great again. But what does that mean? Thinking about this, my mind turned to a ...

In the public’s mind, Benjamin Franklin’s scientific work has largely been reduced to this one experiment, in which Franklin demonstrated that discharges from thunderstorms are electric in nature (SN: ...

Born 1706, Boston, Massachusetts ... owner who later campaigned for the abolition of slavery BBC History: Benjamin Franklin Mr Drummey, whose society currently holds the records, said that ...

Born on January 17, 1706 ... Of the "Founding Fathers," Benjamin Franklin alone signed the three pivotal documents associated with the nation's birth: the Declaration of Independence; the ...