Selby Kiffer, international senior specialist for books and manuscripts at Sotheby's, selected special items from the Jay T. Snider collection of Benjamin Franklin for Philadelphia audiences. (Maiken ...

The trove of books, broadsides, letters, and manuscripts is valued at $3 million to $4.5 million. Joseph Siffred Duplessis, Benjamin Franklin. Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian ...

James Franklin had a $49 million buyout coming his way when Penn State fired him last fall. Then, he chose to leave a lot of that money on the table when he accepted a new job with Virginia Tech in ...

Roadside Attractions is out with Sight & Sound’s latest, A Great Awakening, by Joshua Enck, on 1,289 screens. Timed to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence — a ...

American history nerds won’t want to miss A Great Awakening, a new historical drama about Benjamin Franklin and George Whitefield, opening in movie theaters this weekend—just in time for the 250th ...

One week after the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the Benjamin Franklin Bridge will close to car traffic to commemorate its 100th anniversary. On Saturday, July 11, the Delaware River ...

To mark the 100th anniversary of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, the Delaware River Port Authority will close the span to traffic on July 11 and host a celebration inviting people to walk its deck. DRPA ...

The Weight of Time” at Morton Contemporary ...

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 ...

As a letter to Franklin from George Washington goes up for auction, the author and inventor also figures in New York Lottery commercials. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Tuesday. We’re in for ...

Today, we celebrate the towering life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin—printer and philosopher, inventor and diplomat, public servant and patriot, and one of the most consequential Americans to ever ...

American statesman and polymath Ben Franklin’s legacy includes inspirational quotes on frugality, honesty, and hard work. He’s less frequently thought of as an icon of successful aging. But as doctor ...