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?

S taring out from the $100 bill, looking more like a wise old uncle than a Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin seems an easy ...

The Athletic reported Friday that Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman left a Wednesday press conference “angry” after an interaction with Franklin. According to The Athletic’s Pete Sampson ...

Benjamin Franklin had an exceptionally close bond with his son—until the American Revolution pitted them against each other.

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.

Ken Burns’s four-hour documentary, Benjamin Franklin, explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century’s most consequential figures, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of ...

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman was angry about comments made by Penn State's James Franklin at an Orange Bowl press conference.

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman was ‘angry’ after Penn State head coach James Franklin made a wisecrack about his appearance and age, said one of his players ...

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

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.

After Failing Math Twice, a Young Benjamin Franklin Turned to This Popular 17th-Century Textbook A 19th-century scholar claimed that “Cocker’s Arithmetick” had “probably made as much stir ...

A technology pioneered by Benjamin Franklin is being revived to build more efficient electric motors, an effort in its nascent stage that has the potential to be massive. A handful of scientists ...