Out and About (Sort of): What Would Ben Franklin Say? By Howard Freedlander
Ever pragmatic and goal-oriented, the inestimable Dr. Benjamin Franklin might have little to comment whimsically about in today’s United States. He might find reasons to return to France or even ...
The Treaty of Paris 1783: how to negotiate an exit
How did Americans extricate themselves from the British empire following the War of Independence? And what tips can we learn from their exit negotiations at the Treaty of Paris inn 1783? Tom Cutterham ...
What we know and don’t know about the Parkway shooting
Two police officers were shot Monday night on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway near the Philadelphia Museum of Art just as the Fourth of July concert had concluded and fireworks got underway. Thousands ...
Benjamin Franklin and His Enemies
A few days after Franklin's death, Thomas Jefferson wrote Ferdinand Grand that "the good old Doctor Franklin, so long the ornament of our country and I may say of ... now than he did in his ...
Was Benjamin Franklin the First American?
Let’s go around the room and first with you, Bill. What did you mean when you say in the title in your book that Benjamin Franklin was the first American? The First American? MR. BRAND ...
Current Events/Benjamin Franklin and his kite
On June 10th, 1752, Benjamin Franklin did a very dangerous thing. He flew a kite on a stormy day, trying to find out if lightening was electricity. Today, we would say, “Mr. Franklin ...
Officers shot during Philadelphia July 4 fireworks show
Two police officers were shot and wounded during a Fourth of July event on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia.
Happy 4th of July – We can figure it out
America has always been a land of hard work and struggles but always with the hope and dream of success and prosperity.
The long, ongoing debate over ‘All men are created equal’
By The Associated Press This undated engraving shows the scene on July 4, 1776 when the Declaration of Independence, drafted by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin ...
Pennyroyal plant contains a deadly toxin, never use it to induce an abortion
Both MedlinePlus and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center say there is no scientific ... to VERIFY to ask about a separate claim — did Benjamin Franklin write instructions on how to end ...
2 officers shot near 4th of July concert, fireworks in Philadelphia, police say
Two police officers suffered non-fatal gunshot wounds when gunfire erupted at a large 4th of July fireworks display in Philadelphia.
