FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WSMV) - A statue of Benjamin Franklin will be unveiled at Williamson County Archives and Museum in Franklin in January, according to Lovely Franklin. The “Ben on the Bench” sculpture, ...

Guest Columnist Eric W. Orts questions how Benjamin Franklin would react to the American political landscape leading up to ...

APALACHICOLA, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - It’s been 238 years since the U.S. Constitution was signed, and Florida marked the milestone with a new monument honoring one of the nation’s ...

Have you ever sat around a dinner table or in a pub and rubbed your finger along the rim of a glass to make that eerie ...

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 ...

A Great Awakening' on the friendship of Benjamin Franklin and Rev. George Whitefield, and François Ozon's 'The Stranger' are ...

Benjamin Franklin was born on Sunday, Jan. 17, 1706, in Boston, the son of Josiah Franklin and his second wife, Abiah. In all, Josiah fathered 17 children. His intention for Benjamin was the ministry, ...

"Ben’s Birthday Bash" takes place Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Franklin Institute, celebrating the 320th birthday of Benjamin Franklin with a mix of hands-on science, live demonstrations and interactive ...

Today, meteorologists routinely track storms moving across the country. Radar shows rain approaching, satellites follow hurricanes along the coast, and forecast models predict where systems will go ...

Joyce Chaplin's new book "The Franklin Stove" is out now. (Book cover courtesy Farrar, Straus and Giroux; author photo courtesy Saffron Sener) The winter of 1740-41 was exceptionally cold and Benjamin ...

Streaming platforms for A Ben of All Trades: The Most Inventive Boyhood of Benjamin Franklin haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.