In 1743, Benjamin Franklin's observation of a storm that contradicted surface wind direction led to the realization that storms have their own independent movement.

Roadside Attractions has shared the official trailer for A Great Awakening, the upcoming historical drama from Sight & Sound Films. The movie is slated to premiere in theaters on April 3, 2026. “The ...

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 ...

The Academy Award winner stars as founding father Benjamin Franklin in the new limited-series from Apple TV+ Julia Moore is a TV writer-reporter at PEOPLE. A graduate of Northwestern University, she ...

Origins: Benjamin Franklin is one of those figures who was so ubiquitous during the American Revolution and the early history of the U.S. that many people incorrectly assume he once served as a U.S.

Franklin was curious about the world and he operated in it as a gentlemanly scientist. America’s Founding Father Benjamin Franklin was intellectually curious about the world and he operated in it as a ...

Feingold is the curator of the numismatic collection at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, ...

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 ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Michael Meyer, whose latest book, Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet, follows a bequest Franklin left in his will to two cities. We know Benjamin Franklin as a founder, a ...

Historical southern city unveils new statue and marker honoring the city’s namesake, Benjamin Franklin I don’t want ...

The actor is set to portray one of America's Founding Fathers in new series. Michael Douglas is Benjamin Franklin in a new image released by Apple TV+. The actor, who is set to portray the Founding ...