Fans of hand printing should hot-foot it to London’s St Bartholomew the Great church, where an exhibit celebrating Benjamin Franklin's time in London includes a working replica of the type of press he ...

When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...

When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...

Over the course of many months, the Founding Fathers would work on the Declaration of Independence until it was officially ...

Only a handful signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; they include: Benjamin Franklin, George Read, Roger Sherman, Robert Morris, George Clymer, and James Wilson. They ...

The week's activities will be capped on Jan. 24 with an auction of the "exceedingly rare" July 1776 Exeter Broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence. The opening bid is set for $1.4 ...

Sometimes history can become distorted in the retelling ... so let's have another look at the real truth around Benjamin Franklin's often-quoted love of beer.

Governor of Rhode Island, Samuel Ward, inherited a 356-acre tract of property along Shore Road in Westerly from his father-in ...

While the answers to this question are multifaceted, the wisdom of one of America’s founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin ... for reconciliation until independence became inevitable.

Scotland has a unique opportunity to engage with the United States – as it celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of the US ...

As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday in 2026, spend 2025 visiting these 12 Revolutionary War sites in New ...