Benjamin Franklin has left an unmistakable impact on American life. He was a prolific inventor, creating bifocals, lighting ...

Ben’s Birthday Bash' is set for Jan. 17, featuring hands-on games, electricity experiments and a very loud birthday finale.

Benjamin Franklin wasn't just a founder of the United States, he was also a writer, inventor, scientist, statesman, and a ...

Philadelphia celebrates the 320th birthday of its Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin, on Saturday, January 17.

Young inventors from across Ohio will showcase their inventions in the Ohio Statehouse Atrium, including five from the ...

Expectedly, the issue of taxes has loomed large during the Pre-budget Consultation Meetings Minister of Finance, Economic ...

In January 1776, William Franklin, royal governor of New Jersey and Benjamin Franklin's son, was put under house arrest by ...

From the Smithsonian magazine archives, some of our favorite reader questions about our nation's founding upon its 250th ...

ST. LOUIS – On December 19, 1732, Benjamin Franklin published the “Poor Richard`s Almanack” positioning himself as a source of American wisdom that is still quoted almost 300 years later. Did Ben ...

Finnish eyewear company IXI is gearing up to launch smart glasses that look just like ordinary spectacles, but are able to “autofocus” based on the perceived needs of the wearer.

Hundreds march in Philly against ICE, U.S. military action in Venezuela, days after deadly Minneapolis shooting Hundreds of ...

So can entrepreneurship be taught? Specifically, can it be taught to people like me with a technical background – and, if so, ...