As Penn celebrates its 285th anniversary, The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with scholars to understand the extent of Benjamin Franklin's involvement in the University and how his vision has shaped its ...

As far as Dusty Crum is aware, his Florida restaurant is the only pizza place in the world that accepts invasive Burmese pythons as currency. It's his way of supporting the Florida Python Challenge, ...

The Boston-born Founding Father is best known for his work in the United States, but the roots of his legacy were planted in the heart of Great Britain Gina Kalsi The only surviving home of Benjamin ...

Benjamin Franklin stopped going to church as a young man and about five weeks before he died expressed “some Doubts” as to whether Jesus is God. So how did a lapsed Congregationalist and one of the ...

When we consider which of the nation’s Founding Fathers still provides wise counsel to us today, 250 years after they wrote and signed the Declaration of Independence, may I submit for your ...

Millard Fillmore: Statesman, Betrayer, or Populist? We Discard the Lessons of WWII at Our Peril Reagan Showed the Way on Dealing with Kooks Is Christopher Nolan’s Odysseus Too Soft? Franklin’s ...

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bare hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity. Taylor ...

Naples, a city along the southwest coast of Florida, is plagued by one of the most capable creepy predators on the planet. The situation is dire from an ecological perspective. For years, hunters, ...

But Franklin’s ingenuity showed most clearly in his invention, or rather recurrent reinvention, of himself. In the course of his life, Franklin devised dozens of authorial personas in print, which ...

Brooke Barbier is the author of “Cocked and Boozy: An Intoxicating History of the American Revolution.” As a young man, Benjamin Franklin compiled a list of more than 200 words and phrases for “drunk.

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Benjamin Franklin invented the ...

“USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. Before he became a patriot and ...