A book revives the largely forgotten story of how one of America’s most famous founding fathers tried to make Canada a part of his new nation. By Ian Austen After Madelaine Drohan left a long and ...

If you’re know-it-all cousin tries to tell you Benjamin Franklin wanted the country’s national symbol to be a turkey, rather than a Bald Eagle, between spoonfuls of mashed potatoes this Thanksgiving, ...

‘Franklin is endlessly, endlessly interesting. He is the only Founding Father who evidently had a sense of humor, who was evidently human, who evidently had a sex life.” No, this is not a quip from a ...

Manchester United fear Benjamin Sesko could be out for up to a month after limping off through injury against Tottenham Hotspur. Ruben Amorim's side finished that 2-2 epic before the international ...

A hugely encouraging injury update on Benjamin Sesko has been issued, after the striker sustained an issue during Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur. Sesko was named on the bench for United’s ...

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School and Franklin traded goals in each half and neither team could score in an additional 20 minutes of overtime in a 1-1 tie in a Skyland Conference Raritan ...

The most widely traveled American of his time, the founding father learned a thing or two along the way. American statesman Benjamin Franklin crossed the Atlantic eight times in his long life. This ...

On the whole, the Founding Fathers, those towering patriarchs, fared poorly when it came to sons. George Washington and James Madison had none. Thomas Jefferson’s only legitimate one died in infancy.

One day, nearly a decade ago, Mike Carroll sat down for a quotidian meeting of city officials at the Philadelphia Streets Department. Next to him was Kathryn Ott Lovell, then the director of the Parks ...

As Penn celebrates its 285th anniversary, The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with scholars to understand the extent of Benjamin Franklin's involvement in the University and how his vision has shaped its ...

Benjamin Franklin experimented with electricity on fowl. Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis, courtesy of The Library of Congress In 1751 Benjamin Franklin planned an electrical ...

The Denver Broncos are still sorting out who will man the second wide receiver role opposite Courtland Sutton in the offense this coming season. Sutton and quarterback Bo Nix have a strong rapport, ...