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As a letter to Franklin from George Washington goes up for auction, the author and inventor also figures in New York Lottery commercials.

Ever prescient, John Adams rightly predicted that Benjamin Franklin would forever occupy an elevated position in the American imagination. He was, after all, the man who risked life and limb to fly a ...

In the fall of 1775, American colonists seeking independence from Great Britain were gathering resources and making plans for the fight for freedom. Among the questions that remained undetermined — ...

Benjamin Franklin was born on Sunday, Jan. 17, 1706, in Boston, the son of Josiah Franklin and his second wife, Abiah. In all ...

APALACHICOLA, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - It’s been 238 years since the U.S. Constitution was signed, and Florida marked the milestone with a new monument honoring one of the nation’s ...

Benjamin Franklin, a founding father of the United States, was a man of many talents. He invented the lightning rod and bifocal glasses. His quote, "Nothing is certain except for death and taxes," ...

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