The notes were written entirely in Franklin’s own hand and signed with ... the second writing is an informal amendment to the first. In other words, can the two documents be read together ...

Today, Think Tank asks about Benjamin Franklin, America’s founding grandfather. He’s been called the first American, but not always as a compliment, but if he was the first American ...

The mysterious symbol has been linked to illuminati conspiracy theories, but the history of the Great Seal is actually based ...

Franklin left school at 10 and began an apprenticeship in his brother's print shop at 12. At 17 he ran away, first to Philadelphia, then to London, then back to Philadelphia, where he set up a ...