Benjamin Franklin, scientist, philosopher, author and the most celebrated American on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean in the era of revolution, was born on this day in history, Jan. 17, 1706. The ...
The American postal system, under the leadership of Benjamin Franklin, was created on this date, July 26, 1775. The Second Continental Congress met in the immediate aftermath of the Battles of ...
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The forgotten instrument Benjamin Franklin invented that still sounds like magic
Discover the glass armonica, Benjamin Franklin's remarkable musical invention, and the musician keeping its haunting sound ...
O n June 21, 1776, Thomas Jefferson presented Benjamin Franklin and John Adams with his first complete draft of the Declaration of Independence. Franklin’s role at that critical hour — which marked ...
Exactly 300 years ago, in 1721, Benjamin Franklin and his fellow American colonists faced a deadly smallpox outbreak. Their varying responses constitute an eerily prescient object lesson for today's ...
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Shiny black loafers clicked on Old City’s stone streets, the polished brass buckles ...
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