An Unintended American Revolution,” Harvard professor Joyce E. Chaplin reveals how this relatively modest invention ...

One of these diplomats was Benjamin Franklin. In 1778, France signed a treaty of alliance with the United States and Franklin ...

The winter of 1740-1741 was miserable. Boston Harbor froze over. So did the Venice Lagoon. Crops died and famine reigned. Up ...

Letters: That picture of the Who’s Who of American super-wealth in the first row at President Trump’s inauguration haunts me.

The video discusses the emergence of an American identity through literature during the 18th-century Revolutionary period. It ...

The event along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Center City will go from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a chance of rain in the ...

One of Philadelphia’s biggest traditions – the St. Patrick’s Day parade – takes place Sunday. A lot of people are coming into the city to celebrate which is good news for businesses. Meanwhile, ...

Rep. Brandon Gill introduced a bill requiring all $100 bills to feature a picture of Donald Trump on the front face of the ...

When Benjamin Franklin’s older brother, James, used his anti-establishment newspaper to criticize the Crown’s lax attitude ...

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office. The public nature of Friday’s Oval ...