Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, once electrocuted himself at a dinner party ...

The first Postmaster General was Made in PA - proving the Keystone State has always known how to handle the mail and the ...

Benjamin Franklin and John Adams were two of America's founding fathers, but they shared one complicated relationship, says ...

In this Texas history column, Ken Bridges explores Benjamin Franklin's rise to prominence in colonial America.

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 ...

In the fall of 1775, American colonists seeking independence from Great Britain were gathering resources and making plans for the fight for freedom. Among the questions that remained undetermined — ...

According to legend, Benjamin Franklin successfully pushed to include Isle Royale within the United States boundaries during ...

The Franklin County Visitors Bureau hosted the "EPIC Franklin County America250PA Parade" in downtown Chambersburg on ...