True to the spirit of Amon Carter — who liked to proclaim Fort Worth as the city “where the West begins” — side-by-side exhibitions at his namesake museum explore the American West from two ...

The Franklin Public Library displays a re-creation of the letter sent by Benjamin Franklin that set in motion the gift that established the first free lending library in America.

Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father of the United States, came to symbolize for many what it meant to be an American during the Revolutionary War with his unadorned clothes and speech, quick wit, and ...

John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, Boston’s starring founders, couldn’t stand each other.

When Benjamin Franklin failed to make Canada the 14th colony Canadians weren’t enticed by the colonists’ noble goals. Why would they want to join now?

As America enters the second Trump era, these 6 Benjamin Franklin lessons offer a roadmap for healing America’s divisions.

The ‘ingenious’ Founding Father Benjamin Franklin receives his due as scientist-inventor in Richard Munson’s sparkling biography.

Here's how Penn State coach James Franklin angered Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman before the Irish's College Football Playoff semifinal win vs. the Nittany Lions.

Would Franklin regret what he did? EW: Yes, he did write many spoofs but, in Franklin style, I respectfully disagree with your premise. Franklin’s parodies were very different from fake news.

The Oregon Ducks made it easy for the College Football Playoff committee with the 45-37 win in the Big Ten Conference title game over the Penn State Nittany Lions. Coach James Franklin's postgame ...

In the concluding chapter of “Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist,” Richard Munson summarizes the many Franklins that have been offered up to the reading public over the years.

A new biography of Franklin, titled Ingenious, dispels some of the misunderstandings about that experiment and about Franklin’s science more broadly.