| 单词 | Benjamin Franklin |
| 例句 | By now, it had become something of a family joke, their Thomas Edison Mami, their Benjamin Franklin Mom. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Did they see themselves in Benjamin Franklin or his inventions? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin reads a page from his printing press. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin was very old and very ill in March of 1790. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Now let’s say I continue with “... such as when Benjamin Franklin said, ‘We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.’” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The original exemplar of American social mobility was almost certainly Benjamin Franklin, one of seventeen children of a candle maker. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Ever since that time when I couldn’t remember a single thing about Benjamin Franklin and almost cried in front of the whole third grade from embarrassment, I always write notes. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “Benjamin Franklin ‘the Jet’ Rodriguez wore number three when he played for the Los Angeles Dodgers,” I say, “and Glenn Burke wore number three when he played for the Los Angeles Dodgers.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z But the four names topping everyone’s list would have been almost unanimous: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The only serious contender for primacy was Benjamin Franklin, but just before his death in 1790, Franklin himself acknowledged Washington’s supremacy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Finally, to top it all off and heighten its dramatic appeal, the petition arrived under the signature of Benjamin Franklin, whose patriotic credentials and international reputation were beyond dispute. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Speaking of the letter G,” Bob says, “did you know that Benjamin Franklin wanted to get rid of it?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Some of them were alive when Benjamin Franklin was born. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “I wear number three because Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez wore number three when he played for the Dodgers in The Sandlot.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z The stove in there was called a Franklin, after Benjamin Franklin, who invented it with the help of a mouse—which Marly told Joe right away. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The man who had leaked the explosive letters was Benjamin Franklin, who would become one of America’s most important secret agents. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I look at what Bob wrote, and I wonder: if Benjamin Franklin had his way, would Ms. Warner try to make everyone call me ish? Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Editorials in Federalist newspapers accused him of passing information to the French government through pro-French agents in America and meeting routinely with Benjamin Franklin Bache, editor of the Aurora, the chief vehicle for the opposition. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Had no idea Benjamin Franklin had invented all that stuff—a stove, glasses of some kind, the first post office, and his own university. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Two Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, look over the army in 1775 in Massachusetts. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In America, Benjamin Franklin famously risked his life by flying a kite in an electrical storm. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Also a tribute to Benjamin Franklin and his ingenuity. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z All of its members, not just those like Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton with famously impoverished origins, would have languished in obscurity in England or France. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In the Aurora, Benjamin Franklin Bache reprinted the old charge that Washington had been a traitor who conspired with the English government during the war. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The crowd was blurry and colorful around her—someone’s tutu and butterfly wings, a person with a unicorn head, Benjamin Franklin, and a group of people with neon-colored wigs. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He gave her one of the firm’s cards with his full name, Benjamin Franklin Blake, written in the corner. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He sent some of the medallions across the Atlantic to Benjamin Franklin, for use in his American antislavery campaign. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd was blurry and colorful around her—someone’s tutu and butterfly wings, a person with a unicorn head, Benjamin Franklin, and a group of people with neon-colored wigs. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “I spell it like it sounds. Benjamin Franklin and Teddy Roosevelt both believed in it,” he says. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He saw the individual stacks of hundred-dollar bills; the repeating face of Benjamin Franklin in the doubled mirrors of all that cash. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin fostered the silk industry in Pennsylvania before the American Revolution. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The shelves are finished with crown moldings, atop which perch small white busts, all of which were specially chosen: George Washington, Lafayette, Pierre de Ronsard, Benjamin Franklin, Diderot, Voltaire, Leibniz, Tocqueville, Descartes, Molière, and Balzac. Albertine Reparue: A French Bookshop in New York 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z I have had the "Benjamin Franklin" and "Block Party" sections bouncing around in my brain ever since. How a Philly Cheesesteak Goes From the Grill to Carnegie Hall 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z She has delved into the genealogy of the deceased and their mourners, identifying cousins of Benjamin Franklin and assorted British aristocrats. Antiques: Mourning Jewelry, Pocket Watches, Jacob A. Holzer Sculpture 2012-09-21T05:20:20Z One analyst compared Zelenskyy to Benjamin Franklin and his success in soliciting French support for the American Revolution. A modern Churchill? Zelenskyy praised as war communicator 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z In a workshop once part of the church, a young American named Benjamin Franklin went to learn the printing trade. Centuries of history come to life on a verger tour of Westminster Abbey 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Nicolas Cage, playing a historian named Benjamin Franklin Gates, discovers a coded map on the back of the Declaration of Independence. A New Parchment Declaration of Independence Surfaces. Head-Scratching Ensues. 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z George Washington through Benjamin Franklin – printed in primarily green ink on cotton stock. Hustler’s denigrating S.E. Cupp “satire” 2012-05-24T20:30:00Z This is the city that had a contentious protracted legal battle over moving an art museum, the storied Barnes Foundation, from the Main Line to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. It’s Philadelphia, hon, so relax! 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Two songs into Spoon’s 6 p.m. set, organizers were forced to clear the festival at the city’s historic Benjamin Franklin Parkway due to continued rain. Made in America Philadelphia: Festival temporarily stalled by rain 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin said he witnessed around England at this time “riots about elections; riots about workhouses; riots of colliers; riots of weavers; riots of coal-heavers; riots of sawyers; riots of sailors.” That Man From Stratford 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z The congregation opposed the infamous witchcraft trials, published the first anti-slavery tract, baptised Benjamin Franklin, and hosted the meetings that led to the Boston Tea Party. Historic psalm book could fetch $30m 2013-04-17T12:17:24Z One Million B.C. is a cave man living among dinosaurs, and 1776 looks like Benjamin Franklin. Listen to Rudolph: A New Year Is Both a Comfort and a Fiction 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z If this sounds weirdly narcissistic, consider that the movement has a forebear in a quintessential American: Benjamin Franklin, the founding father of self-tracking. Taking My Measure 2011-04-06T22:00:00Z The cartoon was created by Benjamin Franklin and published in his Pennsylvania Gazette during the French and Indian War. Craig Ferguson’s History Show, “Join or Die” 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Cage plays Benjamin Franklin Gates, a historian gone rogue, who sets out to steal the Declaration of Independence, which supposedly holds the key to priceless treasure. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Family Romance, LLC’ and Fireworks 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Additionally, "Breaking Bad" and "Under the Dome" star Dean Norris will play Benjamin Franklin. 'Sons of Liberty' miniseries coming to History 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Famous people named included civil right activist Rosa Parks, blind and deaf educator Helen Keller, inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin and Microsoft founder Bill Gates. November’s class : Fifth-graders at Belmont Station in Ashburn 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Well, see, Benjamin Franklin wasn’t really experimenting with electricity by flying that kite in a lightning storm. 'Sleepy Hollow' recap: Is love ahead for Abbie and Ichabod? 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z A fan of Benjamin Franklin, he often impersonated him at public events, complete with a serpent’s-head cane. Real Life Can Be Raw, in Marriage and Death 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z “As Benjamin Franklin said in 1776, ‘We must all hang together or we will surely hang separately,’ ” Stephenson said. Museum of the American Revolution set to open in Philadelphia 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z When it was time for their first look before the ceremony, Black Lives Matters protesters were walking on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, headed to where Kerry-Anne was waiting to meet Michael. This bride and groom joined Philadelphia protesters to say: ‘Black love matters’ 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Q. As Benjamin Franklin put it, “Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.” Q&A: Miss Manners on the Best Holiday Visits 2012-12-14T15:54:23Z He’s like Montaigne or Benjamin Franklin, too, in that he can become your friend — a lifelong companion. Diderot Was Way Ahead of His Time — and He Knew It 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z In Philadelphia, the festival took over the city’s historic Benjamin Franklin Parkway. John Mayer, Imagine Dragons to headline L.A. Made in America 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Some, like Benjamin Franklin and Carol Burnett, will be familiar to most readers. Nick Offerman on Gumption, Feminism and Getting Along 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Its program includes a reading of the Declaration of Independence, with re-enactors portraying historical figures including George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. Around Town for July 1-7 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z From 1961 to 1975, he was professor of art history at Hunter College, in New York, and then moved to the University of Pennsylvania, where he was Benjamin Franklin professor until his retirement in 1991. Leo Steinberg obituary 2011-04-12T16:56:17Z The sculptures will be bookends to Benjamin Franklin Parkway, where Pope Francis is expected to celebrate Mass with an audience of more than a million on Sept. 27. Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, Names Ellen Salpeter as Director 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Flanked by the Walt Whitman and Benjamin Franklin bridges, the section of the Delaware River waterfront accessible to tourists is largely industrial. Biking across Philly: Independence from the trodden path 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z There, he met Peale, who painted portraits of such American Revolutionary figures as Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. What lies beneath: Searching for the bones of Yarrow Mamout, a turn-of-the-19th-century Georgetown celebrity 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin estimated that at least one-third of Pennsylvania's white population was German before the American Revolution. The Christmas tree is a tradition older than Christmas 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z Apparently, he favored tolerance in his multicultural empire, a stance that wasn’t lost on Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. 8 New Books We Recommend This Week 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Samuel Adams was a member and Benjamin Franklin was baptized there. Hymnal that dates to 1640 could fetch $30M 2013-04-12T13:28:13Z Abbie Mills puts the name to a creature that Benjamin Franklin, in the Dr. Frankenstein role, stitched together from pieces of fallen Revolutionary War soldiers. 'Sleepy Hollow' recap: A visit from Franklinstein's reanimated monster 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin’s Philadelphia printing shop made plaster molds from pressed sage leaves to create metal stamps for marking foliage patterns on Colonial currency. How Franklin Thwarted Counterfeiters 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z While he wrote many biographies of admirable figures — among them George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin — Mr. Giblin came to focus increasingly on malefactors. James Cross Giblin, 82, Wide-Ranging Author of Books for Children, Dies 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Zelenskyy’s pleas remind one analyst of Benjamin Franklin’s trip to France in 1776 to elicit French support for the American Revolution — a trip that ultimately proved pivotal to history. A modern Churchill? Zelenskyy praised as war communicator 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z For such historical giants as Benjamin Franklin, Robert Frost, and William Faulkner, working when others were sleeping was a means of overcoming challenges and seizing opportunities. Excerpt: Up-All-Night Success Stories from The 24-Hour Genius 2013-06-19T14:56:02Z Maybe it was fate: with his rough-hewn features and leonine fall of backswept hair, Gold’s profile bears an uncanny resemblance to the man, Benjamin Franklin, depicted on the medal itself. What Jonathan Gold Meant for Food Writing 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z They not only found unity, but developed a system of governance that functioned as an inspirational model for Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and the other Constitutional framers of the United States. How Robbie Robertson's hidden Indigenous and Jewish heritage influenced The Band's mournful songs 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z Walter Isaacson, the chief executive of the Aspen Institute, is the author of “The Innovators” and biographies of Henry Kissinger, Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs. Becoming Michael Lewis 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z “Audubon to Warhol: The Art of the American Still Life” runs through Jan. 10 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th Street, 215-763-8100, philamuseum.org. Four Rewarding Shows in Philadelphia 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Her mother is a teaching assistant for children with learning disabilities at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Ridgewood. Kelly Vaughan, Matthew Sheehan 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z The topic has been treated more often in popular fare, including the humorous writings of Geoffrey Chaucer, Benjamin Franklin, and Mark Twain. Passing gas is an art and science 2012-08-23T00:00:00Z Why has Benjamin Franklin, or our idea of Franklin, endured in our national memory for so long, and where are some of the places in popular culture to continue to find him? Benjamin Franklin continues to be a pop culture darling, from "Bill & Ted's" to video games 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin declared that the only certainties in life were "death and taxes". These tax scams are all legal – that's morally repugnant 2012-06-21T19:29:01Z Below, Curran talks about grave robbers, Diderot’s political prescience, how he was like Benjamin Franklin and more. Diderot Was Way Ahead of His Time — and He Knew It 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z Critics called him a journeyman storyteller who strived for historical accuracy, populating his books with the likes of Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. John Jakes, Whose Historical Novels Hit the Jackpot, Dies at 90 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The Postal Inspection Service dates to 1776 when Benjamin Franklin sent a surveyor to investigation early U.S. mail routes. DC museum displays items from 2001 anthrax attacks 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z En route, I pedaled through Matthias Baldwin and Sister Cities parks, around Logan Square and up tree-lined Benjamin Franklin Parkway, with heavenly wide, painted bike lanes. Biking across Philly: Independence from the trodden path 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z I am paraphrasing Benjamin Franklin, one of my founding fathers, who said something to the effect that, 'Those that would give up their liberty for a little bit of security deserve neither.' Nicolas Cage: 'People think I'm not in on the joke' 2013-07-20T08:00:00Z A sneak peek Wednesday offers the first look at the foundation's home on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Barnes Foundation opening in new Philly location 2012-05-16T17:15:09Z The art museum, on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in downtown Philadelphia, is scheduled to open in May. ArtsBeat: Vote Planned on 40-Foot Outdoor Sculpture at Philadelphia's New Barnes Foundation 2012-03-02T20:27:20Z “A fascination for France has always existed in American culture,” she said, citing Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson’s diplomatic time in Paris as examples of enduring bilateral relations. Why have Americans given so much money to restore Notre-Dame? 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z The Turk was victorious against several famous opponents, including Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon Bonaparte. Are robots moving sculptures? On Art, illusion and artificial intelligence 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z Abolitionist Benjamin Franklin and slaveholder George Washington not only exemplify two strains of the American idea, but also collaborated for decades on its implementation. The 10 books to read in February 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin believed that men were ruled by “the love of power and the love of money.” ‘Born Bad’: How the idea that we’re all sinners has shaped Western culture 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z A bust of Benjamin Franklin looks on from the right corner. Analysis | That photograph of Pelosi and Trump is a work of art. Some say it’s a masterpiece. 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Analogies are imperfect — this critic’s mastery of Danish history even more so — but Struensee, who died a few years before the start of the American Revolution, might be compared to Thomas Jefferson or Benjamin Franklin. Movie Review: ‘A Royal Affair,’ With Mads Mikkelsen 2012-11-08T22:32:05Z It’s a cartoon that Benjamin Franklin put in the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1754 – it was the first symbol of the united colony that became, of course, the United States. Craig Ferguson breaks down Donald Trump’s old tricks and why comedians need to “just f**ing deal with” p.c. criticism 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z “New Grit” helps mark an important moment in the more than 100 years since ground was broken on the majestic building that sits atop Fairmont, a hill overlooking the city’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Rethinking What It Means to Be a Philadelphia Artist 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z The guests at this event will include Benjamin Franklin and his wife, Deborah, along with members of the Second New York Provincial Battalion, a group of Revolutionary War re-enactors. Spare Times for Children for June 29-July 5 2012-06-28T22:13:48Z Times bestseller in nonfiction is “Leonardo da Vinci” by Walter Isaacson, another masterful tale of genius from the author of “Steve Jobs,” “Benjamin Franklin” and “Einstein.” Books: The National Book Award winners, Alexander Chee on his mentor Kit Reed and more 2017-11-18T05:00:00Z With a long list of famous left-handed people including Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin and Ronald Reagan, it might be easy to believe that left handed people are, in fact, smarter. Are left handed people smarter than right handed people? Here's what researchers say. 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Bill Robling, an actor portraying Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin, led the couple in their vows. Megan McCarthy, Ted McLaughlin 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Other chapters discuss early mapmaking, Benjamin Franklin’s printing business, William Blake’s visionary art, the advent of copyright law and — my favorite — the history of the Doves Press, which culminated in T.J. A treasure trove for book lovers: Michael Dirda picks books about books 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Paging Homer Simpson It is not true that Benjamin Franklin thought that the national symbol for the newly formed United States should be a doughnut. Television Review: Pastry Chefs Face Off on ‘Donut Showdown’ 2013-07-02T21:41:19Z But as Benjamin Franklin wrote, “Fish and visitors stink in three days.” A Curious Midlife Crisis for a Tech Entrepreneur 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z Eventually, we see blunt imagery like Benjamin Franklin’s face on a burning $100 bill and a shot of the Statue of Liberty. Movie Review: ‘2016: Obama’s America,’ Directed by Dinesh D’Souza 2012-08-12T22:09:29Z Benjamin Franklin — could give our present-day Congress a run for its money. Our country’s first spin doctors: The painters of the American Revolution 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z A particular passion they all share is for the local football team, the Philadelphia Eagles, which somehow they manage to identify with America itself and with Benjamin Franklin, the city's greatest son. Silver Linings Playbook – review 2012-11-25T00:05:31Z An informed and accessible prose stylist, Morgan liked to imagine his readers as "ignorant geniuses"; the public knew him best for "Benjamin Franklin," published in 2002, when Morgan was 86. Edmund S. Morgan, colonial scholar, dies at 97 2013-07-09T13:05:12Z From outside, it is accessed by a giant stairway leading up from Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and once inside, visitors must ascend another impressive set of stairs to access the main European and Asian collections. Review | Gehry renovation at the Philadelphia Art Museum is stunning and sleek, but suits the old building 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z These reminded me of Benjamin Franklin’s dialogue with his gout, during which all he could sometimes utter was “Oh! eh! oh!” Three Sharply Observed Books Showcase the Enduring Appeal of Memoirs About Dealing With Disease 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin, writing to George Washington, flaunts handwriting as controlled and elegant as an engraved wedding invitation. Review | Email and texting are terrible. There’s an easy solution: Write more letters by hand. 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z The great American statesmen in our history — Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Franklin Roosevelt, among others — were all negotiators. Learning From Henry Kissinger 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin soothed his irritation, and the finished Declaration was adopted July 4, 1776, spreading via horseback and ship throughout that summer. 25 things you might not know about Thomas Jefferson 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z Ms. Mead-Armor, after having the highest bid, retained some of personal items, like his Benjamin Franklin cane. Real Life Can Be Raw, in Marriage and Death 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z “It was here in Le Havre that the Marquis de Lafayette was presented with a medal of honor by Benjamin Franklin’s grandson in 1779,” Leprêtre explains. ‘Once visitors arrive, it’s easy to seduce them’: Le Havre celebrates its 500th year 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z The museum is between the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the new Barnes Foundation on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Rodin Museum in Philly to reopen after renovations 2012-07-12T13:50:09Z He calls this grab bag, which includes Benjamin Franklin, Damon Runyon and James Thurber, “a strange collection of geniuses, worldly failures, drunks, misfits, cripples and gifted idiots.” Books of The Times: Laughing Matters: Discuss 2010-12-07T23:00:00Z According to Walter Isaacson, author of a biography of Benjamin Franklin, Jefferson’s original version used the phrase “We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable.” Books of The Times: ‘Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power,’ by Jon Meacham 2012-11-20T22:57:50Z To the west, a below-street-level section called the Cut will run west to the museums of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Philadelphia’s new Rail Park is the city’s answer to Manhattan’s High Line 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z In August 1783, at the future site of the Eiffel Tower, Benjamin Franklin watched two brothers launch the first hydrogen balloon. Up and Away: ‘The Aeronauts’ and Hot-Air Balloons in the Movies 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Struggling to survive in a cabin in the wilderness, the woodsman befriends an orphaned grizzly bear he names Ben, after Benjamin Franklin, and other “critters” – raccoons, owls, deer, rabbits, hawks, badgers and cougars. Dan Haggerty obituary 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Isaacson, whose other books include biographies of Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin and Henry Kissinger, uses anecdotes from friends, family, colleagues and adversaries to illustrate sometimes deep contradictions in Jobs. 'Steve Jobs' delves deep into complex man's life 2011-10-24T13:43:50Z When the protagonist arrives, he's greeted by statues of Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, transformed from mere founding fathers into religious icons. Review: Brilliant 'BioShock Infinite' takes flight 2013-03-26T12:26:15Z In other words, the divine watchmaker imagined by deists like Isaac Newton, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. Antony Flew, 87, Philosopher and Ex-Atheist, Dies 2010-04-17T02:21:00Z His other award-winning titles include “The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787” and “The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin.” Library of Congress National Book Festival: Understanding Our World schedule 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z This might be due to its location down an unobtrusive brick alley that its namesake, Benjamin Franklin, would pass through on his way home. Skip the Liberty Bell and head to Franklin Court for a quieter historical experience 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Some explicitly embrace the formulation; “The Education of Henry Adams” is the second most influential memoir in American letters, after Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography. Annette Gordon-Reed’s Surprising Recollections of Texas 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Ballin’s mural, “The Apotheosis of Power,” features the English physicist William Gilbert, a pioneer in the research of magnetism and electrical attraction, and Benjamin Franklin. Art Deco Los Angeles 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z The newlyweds then embraced at the intersection of 18th St. and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, before striking a powerful pose amid the cheering onlookers. Newly married couple joins Philadelphia protests immediately after wedding 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin, the Shakers, Gertrude Stein and Andy Warhol are all squeezed in there together. An identity crisis for American architecture? 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Live Nation and Roc Nation announced Tuesday that the festival will return to Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Aug. 31-Sept. Cardi B, Travis Scott to headline Jay-Z’s Made in America 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z Latin American pilgrims lined Benjamin Franklin Parkway, singing, dancing and praying to welcome the first Latin American pope. In Philadelphia, Pope Francis challenges Americans to live up to nation’s ideals 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Young visitors over 4 are also invited to decorate and take home a plate with a Franklin proverb and to conduct buoyancy experiments in a boat-making workshop sponsored by the Benjamin Franklin House in London. Spare Times for Children for Jan. 11-17 2013-01-10T23:09:44Z The architect Frank Gehry’s design for a renovation and expansion of the Philadelphia Museum of Art will be unveiled on July 1 in an exhibition at the museum on Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Gehry Design for Philadelphia Museum of Art to Be Displayed 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Expect some milk punch, based on Benjamin Franklin’s recipe, as well as a Champagne cocktail first featured at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. At the National Archives, Life, Liberty and Carp 2011-05-31T23:42:50Z And the boy playing Benjamin Franklin got a nosebleed. ‘The Nutcracker’: Fairies and tulle onstage, total nuts backstage 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z According to the foundation, a new nonprofit organization will be on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, where construction is expected to begin in early 2021. Alexander Calder Project Planned for Philadelphia 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z I've tried to be a good representative and a good guest, following in the footsteps of Benjamin Franklin and Julia Child and generations of Americans who have trod gently in Paris without unfortunate hats. Dear France: I'm sorry about "Emily in Paris" 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin dazzled spectators with a four-mile swim in the Thames; look for the swim paddles he invented at age 11. In Fort Lauderdale, a hall of fame to dive deep into He graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School and for a while attended City College. William Miles, Maker of Documentaries About Black History, Dies at 82 2013-05-19T03:14:06Z Famously, American politician and scientist Benjamin Franklin is said to have tested lightning's nature by flying a kite in a thunderstorm. What goes on when lightning strikes? 2013-05-25T23:07:12Z Benjamin Franklin, successful by almost any measure, bemoaned his personal untidiness. Are You a Slob? That Could Be a Great Thing 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z “A garden can move you, like art can, in an emotional way,” said Oudolf, who is designing a plan for the 1.8-acre Calder Gardens site on Benjamin Franklin Parkway between 21st and 22nd Streets. Calder Gardens in Philadelphia to Honor a Native Son 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z It's the first show on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway to require paid admission. Philly gets ready to host Jay-Z's music megashow 2012-08-24T19:03:17Z Wright not only helped raise young relatives, but she also became a valued friend and adviser to many leaders, including Benjamin Franklin. Best books for children and young adults this month 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z “Benjamin Franklin” by Walter Isaacson and “John Adams” by David McCullough I started reading the Isaacson book again, and I couldn’t get over how much I missed the first time I read it. Mandy Patinkin Finds Healing in Refugee Work and Praying With His Dog 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z As has been the case in his other books, he draws on the stories of people familiar to the casual reader — like Henry Ford, James Watt and Benjamin Franklin. A History of the Energy We Have Consumed 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Hanson also wanted to avoid the kind of watershed events — the Boston Tea Party, Benjamin Franklin's kite experiments — that have become the stuff of folklore. 'Gloria's Cause' looks at the forgotten figures of 1776 2010-11-28T05:01:00Z Pope Francis will appear twice at the 2015 World Meeting of Families, where a million people are expected to gather along Benjamin Franklin Parkway. How to See Pope Francis During His U.S. Visit 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Christ Church Burial Ground, the final resting place of Benjamin Franklin and four other signers of the Declaration of Independence, is near the park. Biking Through History in Philadelphia 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z A $100 Weekend in Boston Philadelphia might claim Benjamin Franklin as its own, but I can think of two ways he’s more closely tied to Boston. Frugal Traveler Blog: A $100 Weekend in Boston 2013-04-14T02:07:45Z About 40,000 people attended each of the two days of the 2012 festival on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Beyonce to perform at Jay-Z's festival in Philly 2013-04-10T18:13:15Z The quotable Benjamin Franklin freed generations of pious tipplers of guilt when he declared: “Wine is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Party like it's 1776: toast the founding fathers with a colonial-era cocktail 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin was one of the first thinkers to endorse the idea of making better use of daylight. Daylight Savings Causes More Trouble Than It Should 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z On the other hand you had people that were largely irreligious, like Benjamin Franklin, who supported teaching religion because they thought it was good for the masses. God is a weapon 2012-06-21T14:00:00Z He's the latest subject of a Ken Burns documentary, PBS' double header "Benjamin Franklin," which is now streaming. Benjamin Franklin continues to be a pop culture darling, from "Bill & Ted's" to video games 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Even Benjamin Franklin worried that German immigrants would be unable to assimilate, and would “Germanize us instead of our Anglifying them.” Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z “He was constantly talking with people like Benjamin Franklin when they were planning the Declaration of Independence,” said Kennedy, who is 95 and the éminence grise of Albany’s literary scene. Philip Schuyler Is Knocked Off His Pedestal in Albany 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Her most recent was “Book of Ages,” about Benjamin Franklin’s sister, which came out barely a year ago. ‘The Secret History of Wonder Woman,’ by Jill Lepore 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z What was attractive to you about spending time with the ghosts of Thomas Jefferson, Ebenezer Howard, Frank Lloyd Wright, Benjamin Franklin et al.? Building Type: Keith Krumwiede's satirical jolt for the earnest world of architecture publishing 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z The role he said he relished most was that of Benjamin Franklin, which he played in revivals of “1776” on Broadway in 1998 and at Ford’s Theater in Washington in 2003. David Huddleston, the Title Lebowski in ‘The Big Lebowski,’ Dies at 85 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Before he was the familiar bald and bespectacled founding father, Benjamin Franklin was a 17-year-old neophyte printer with burning ambition and something of a punk-rock visual sensibility. For Ben Franklin’s Birthday, His First Piece of Printing Reappears 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin even went so far as to predict that “the people shall become so corrupted as to need Despotic Government, being incapable of any other.” We let the idiots take the wheel: Donald Trump, Fox News and how we let our democracy rot 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z King Louis XVI appointed a commission that included Benjamin Franklin, America’s ambassador to France, to investigate. Review: Tony Oursler’s Grand Illusions, Science Left at the Door 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, is scheduled to perform that night for the pope at the Festival of Families concert, along the city’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway, with a million people expected to attend. Aretha Franklin on Singing for Pope Francis and Her Next Album 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Once upon a time she might have sat in Benjamin Franklin’s lap and pursed her lips for a selfie. Thirty Years Later, Heidi Schreck Has Some Amendments 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Another video showed a protester putting a keffiyeh, or head scarf, around a statue of Benjamin Franklin on 12 Street NW. Pro-Palestinian marchers push against White House fence, vandalize national monuments during protest 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z “What kind of government do we have?” a woman reportedly asked Benjamin Franklin as he left the Constitutional Convention. Opinion: Trump is running despite the 14th Amendment. He's not the first insurrectionist to do so 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z "People might have doubted that because we had burned so many bridges with our allies and our friends," she told current and former officials in the agency's ornate Benjamin Franklin State Dining Room. Hillary Clinton pokes Putin on NATO expansion: 'Too bad, Vladimir' 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z This failure has been endemic from the early days of the country when Benjamin Franklin fought against phonics. Two-Thirds of American Kids Can’t Read Fluently 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z “His tenure saw a remarkable eight scientists the foundation funded early in their work granted nine Nobel Prizes, five named MacArthur Fellows, two receive Benjamin Franklin Awards, and two receive Lasker Awards,” they wrote. Financier and philanthropist Robert Addison Day, who headed Keck Foundation, dies at 79 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Isaacson, who has published highly praised biographies of such figures as Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs, is now grappling with an embarrassing situation as publications update their coverage from last week. Musk biographer Isaacson walks back bombshell Ukraine-Crimea story 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z The American people long ago abandoned their part, their role, in defending this democracy, in, as Benjamin Franklin said, doing what we must do to "...keep it." Time for Judge Chutkan to put a stop to Trump's antics 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin created his own political art to fire up the American Revolution. In praise of a dying breed: Political cartoonists | David Horsey 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and the other men who helped craft the U.S. Moral leadership is history in the GOP | Horsey cartoon 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z He parked down the street from a bungalow — painted to look like a library card — that acts as temporary Benjamin Franklin Branch until $6.4 million in renovations are finished on the main building. Narcan, rare books and citizenship: How L.A.'s chief librarian is meeting the city's needs 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z “We look forward to returning to Benjamin Franklin Parkway and the great city of Philadelphia in 2024.” Made in America festival, which featured headliners Lizzo and SZA, has been canceled 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Consider Benjamin Franklin’s famous pursuit of self-improvement, in which he openly acknowledged his weaknesses and sought to better himself by practicing 13 virtues, one by one. Opinion: Three words you won't hear from today's Supreme Court justices 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z His character, Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce, was a talented surgeon who helped ease the stress of working in a war zone with quips and practical jokes. Boots and dog tags Alan Alda wore on ‘M-A-S-H’ sell at auction for $125,000 that will go to charity 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z When Benjamin Franklin moved to Philadelphia in 1723, he got to witness the beginning of a risky new experiment: Pennsylvania had just begun printing words on paper and calling it money. What Benjamin Franklin Learned While Fighting Counterfeiters 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z The book covers everyone from Benjamin Franklin, who kick-started the Industrial Revolution, to the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, who benefited financially from questioning research on tobacco and global warming. We knew about climate change in the ’50s. Why an author tracked the history of denial 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Alda’s character, Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce, was a talented surgeon who helped ease the stress of working in a war zone with quick quips and practical jokes. Alan Alda kept his boots and dog tags from ‘M*A*S*H’ for 40 years. Now he’ll offer them at auction 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The original patriots come from the American Revolution, most often associated with figures such as Sam Adams and Benjamin Franklin. In a polarized US, how to define a patriot increasingly depends on who’s being asked 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z For the majority of them — including principal drafters Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams — their fortunes included slaves, who were treated the opposite of equals. Column: Sorry, founders, we've never been created equal 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Even future Founding Father Benjamin Franklin swelled with monarchical pride when he attended George’s coronation in 1761. George III: The legacy of the last king of America 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z We see the contamination of the seed with the leaders of the Masonic order — such as Pennsylvania's own Benjamin Franklin. "Unfriending" America: The Christian right is coming for the enemies of God — like you and me 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z We chose Benjamin Franklin, and opened by asking a personal question: What is your favorite food? Not Just Math Quizzes: Khan Academy’s Tutoring Bot Offers Playful Features 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Among the luminaries were prominent philosophers and political leaders, including Voltaire, Benjamin Franklin, and Catherine the Great. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z “We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately,” Benjamin Franklin, not incidentally the country’s first postmaster general, said under very different circumstances. A lonely nation: Has the notion of the ‘American way’ promoted isolation across history? 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z “I’ve seen Victor play twice in person and twice on television,” Douglas, who has been working near Paris playing the role of Benjamin Franklin, told The Associated Press. Wembanyama about to learn his NBA destination, with the draft lottery on Tuesday 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Ground-breaking scientists including Benjamin Franklin, Edmund Halley and Isaac Newton sent their research findings to the Society's journal. Royal Society: Four incredible objects that made science history 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z I am now an AI simulation of Benjamin Franklin. Not Just Math Quizzes: Khan Academy’s Tutoring Bot Offers Playful Features 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Since Benjamin Franklin organized the emerging nation’s first unpaid fire company in Philadelphia in 1736, volunteering has been as definitively American as Girl Scout cookies, blood donation and school bake sales. Helping out: How American volunteerism is changing — and why 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z You have Benjamin Franklin crediting endless hard work as the great equalizer. Held down by our bootstraps: The myth of American individualism is a poor excuse for inequality 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin invented lightning rods in the 18th century, and the devices have been protecting buildings and people from the destructive forces of lightning ever since. One of the Luckiest Lightning Strikes Ever Recorded 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z The next day, thousands of protesters gathered near police headquarters, then marched through the city’s Chinatown and along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, before spilling into the interstate, halting traffic in both directions. Philadelphia to pay nearly $10 million to settle police misconduct suit 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z As Benjamin Franklin, I must say that I have always enjoyed a simple, yet hearty meal. Not Just Math Quizzes: Khan Academy’s Tutoring Bot Offers Playful Features 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Schwendiman compared it to prosecuting Kosovo’s equivalent of Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton. How Jack Smith charged Kosovo’s president and blew up a Trump meeting 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin is credited with inventing the lightning rod, and for some 270 years it has remained the main tool for protecting buildings from destructive and potentially deadly thunderbolts. Laser-guided lightning rod takes Ben Franklin invention to new heights 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z To help prevent such damage, people rely on a technology invented in 1752 by American polymath Benjamin Franklin: the lightning rod. Playing Zeus, scientists use a laser beam to control lightning bolts 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z America’s envoy, Benjamin Franklin, used news of the victories at the battles of Saratoga to convince the French, especially Vergennes, that the British could be defeated. Opinion | Zelensky’s historical references, and his history 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Among the remains that were exhumed were those of William Franklin, the son of Benjamin Franklin, who helped draft the Declaration of Independence, Mr. Hillman said. The Hardy Tree, a Beloved Fixture of a London Cemetery, Topples Over 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z On the last day of the Constitutional Convention in September 1787, the prominent Philadelphia socialite Elizabeth Willing Powel supposedly asked Benjamin Franklin whether the fledgling nation's new constitution would create a monarchy or a republic. Democracy depends on whistleblowers like Cassidy Hutchinson — flaws and all 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z That includes a trio of bronze panels, measuring 11 feet tall and 5 feet wide, that depict significant events and figures in U.S. history, including Benjamin Franklin and Clara Barton. West Point moves to vanquish Confederate symbols from campus 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin is said to have urged Parisians to alter their sleep schedules to save candles and lamp oil. Rubio to keep fighting for permanent daylight saving time after clock runs out for this Congress 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Credit — or blame — probably belongs to Benjamin Franklin. Opinion | How long till people stop falling for ‘founder’ hype? 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z A concrete entryway leads visitors through a black-painted hallway filled with quotes from Founding Fathers such as Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. Waterslides and rifles: Inside Florida’s playground for the far right 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z If Benjamin Franklin were alive today, he might update his famous aphorism: The only certainties in life are death, taxes — and partisanship. Opinion | The GOP wants to cut funding to the IRS. We can’t let that happen. 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z "Benjamin Franklin was 81 when he played a critical role in the Constitutional Convention. The issue is capacity, not age." Biden is now America's first octogenarian president. Here's what that means 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z The frontiers of our understanding have advanced so far that it's not feasible to be a polymath like Benjamin Franklin: those embarking on research need to specialize. Astronomer Royal Martin Rees: We're in a race between science education and catastrophe 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z In the United States, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson in the late 1700s referenced the use of consuls — one in London was tasked with intelligence gathering, records and studies show. Terrorist funders, arms traffickers and drug runners: The global threat of rogue diplomacy 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z He enrolled at Benjamin Franklin High School, which had a progressive reputation but a music faculty with no interest in jazz. How two legendary Black musicians made their bones 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z With something this odd and technical and obscure, it probably makes sense that Benjamin Franklin is recognized as an early practitioner. 'This is crazy if you think about it, no?' Inside the world of artistic swimming 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z "Benjamin Franklin was 81 when he played a critical role in the Constitutional Convention," Applewhite observed. Biden is now America's first octogenarian president. Here's what that means 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z Quoting Benjamin Franklin’s admonition that the constitutional convention delivered a republic “if you can keep it,” she declared, “We must all work hard to keep it.” Opinion | Abigail Spanberger again shows how to win as a centrist Democrat 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin took it one step further, arguing in 1780 that any religion that seeks to impose itself is simply "bad." Mike Pence says Americans don't have a right to freedom from religion 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin, the most prominent dissenter, pointed out that it was the commoners who had fought for and won American independence and that the rich were hardly immune to corrupting influences. Does the Constitution Guarantee a Right to Vote? The Answer May Surprise You. 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z When Benjamin Franklin departed as minister to France, King Louis XVI presented him with a snuffbox encrusted with 408 diamonds and inset with the king’s portrait. ‘Father of American Navy’ helmed Russian ship for Catherine the Great Burns’ extensive body of Emmy-winning work as a producer and director includes “The Civil War,” “Benjamin Franklin,” “Jackie Robinson,” “Country Music,” ”The Vietnam War” and the recent “The U.S. and the Holocaust.” ‘Philly on Fire,’ ‘Bella!’ tie for Library of Congress prize 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Perhaps Benjamin Franklin said it best: “It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.” Opinion | Annapolis doesn’t want a new Navy golf course 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Somehow, both Napoleon and Benjamin Franklin were reported to have been taken in by the ruse. In chess, a long history of cheating, chicanery and Cold War shenanigans 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z He pointed out that Benjamin Franklin once argued that impeachment was a necessary constitutional escape hatch for removing a tyrant because the only other recourse was assassination — and no one wanted that. ‘Unchecked’ book excerpt: Inside McConnell’s decision not to convict Trump 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z In the tradition of Benjamin Franklin and Mark Twain, he concealed deep wisdom in the seemingly silly and farcical. Review | The remarkable career, and long-hidden pain, of satirist Art Buchwald 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z The commission also found issues with a trio of 11-foot high bronze plaques at an entrance to Bartlett Hall, which depicts dozens of historical people from Benjamin Franklin to Clara Barton. Panel: West Point should rename Lee Barracks, nix KKK art 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z In 1787, at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention, a woman on the street in Philadelphia reportedly asked Benjamin Franklin what form of government the convention had created. It's happening: Abortion rights and the threat to democracy are reshaping the midterms 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Such questions obviously occurred to Benjamin Franklin and other early researchers, and they interest us even today. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z From right to left, the seals pictured belong to David Hartley, who represented Great Britain, and John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay for the Americans. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The art museum anchors one end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, which is modeled after the Champs-Élysées in Paris. 8 iconic places to visit in Philadelphia for free or for cheap 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z “At one point, when I was very young, we were talking about the various founders, and he said, ‘I’ll do John Adams, and you should do Benjamin Franklin,’ ” Isaacson said in an interview. David McCullough, master chronicler of American history, dies at 89 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Among notable anglophones, Benjamin Franklin was a master of the game. Review | A joyful tour of French history, from main avenues to back roads 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z The fact that conventional current is taken to be in the direction that positive charge would flow can be traced back to American politician and scientist Benjamin Franklin in the 1700s. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z William Franklin, Benjamin Franklin’s only surviving son, remained loyal to Crown and Empire and served as royal governor of New Jersey, a post he secured with his father’s help. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The July 3 “Mark Trail” comic strip referred to Benjamin Franklin’s criticisms of the bald eagle as a symbol of our new union. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Explaining nil on NIL 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z A recent email from Flow Club noted that Benjamin Franklin was a pioneer of time blocking, before Cal Newport made it popular and Flow Club made it easier. Would You Pay $40 a Month to Have Strangers Watch You Work? 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin and Bobby Jones are the only other Americans with such an honor. British Open returns to home of golf at St. Andrews 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z But he has returned this year, as he’ll be named an honorary citizen of the town Tuesday, joining Bobby Jones and Benjamin Franklin as the only Americans to receive that honor. Collin Morikawa: 'Doing everything I can' to repeat as British Open champion 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z For his part, Benjamin Franklin wrote in the 1780s that, in time, alcoholism would wipe out the Natives, leaving the land free for White settlers. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The only other Americans given that distinction were Bobby Jones and Benjamin Franklin. St. Andrews still packs appeal and a test through centuries 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z How could Benjamin Franklin, James Madison or John Jay have anticipated TikTok or GPS or pilotless drones or rapid-fire assault rifles or school shootings? Column: Hate the Supreme Court? Our problems actually start with the Constitution 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z With two officers reported injured, officials had ordered the evacuation of more than a thousand people from the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, with only three minor injuries were reported. Bullets that hit police at July 4 show likely fired far away 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z In answering the call of conscience by signing their names to that revolutionary document, men like Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Richard Stockton put at risk their personal liberty, their livelihoods and their lives. Like our Founding Fathers, she had the courage of her convictions 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z The British colonist Benjamin Franklin gained fame on both sides of the Atlantic as a printer, publisher, and scientist. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Washington, and a reading of the Declaration of Independence with actors portraying Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and other Founding Fathers, beginning at 10 a.m. How to celebrate Independence Day in the Washington, D.C., area 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z If there’s a corollary to Benjamin Franklin’s observation about death and taxes being the only certainties in this world, it’s that the 1% will defend their tax breaks to their last drops of blood. Column: The Getty oil fortune, a family scandal and an alleged multimillion-dollar tax scam 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z A direct descendant of Benjamin Franklin, George Meade Emory was educated in New York, where he lived with his uncle. After 100 years at the King County Courthouse, Ella Shepard Bush’s portraits of judges are now lost and/or damaged 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z When asked in 1787 what the founders had created, Benjamin Franklin is said to have replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.” Opinion | The Jan. 6 committee’s audience won’t match Watergate’s. But it should. 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Another book, which Musk announced last summer — on Twitter — is also in the works, this one by the biographer Walter Isaacson, who has written best sellers on Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs. What Makes Elon Musk Tick? 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Unwillingness to adapt or even try to do any better could be a self-inflicted lethal blow to the republic that long ago Benjamin Franklin wondered whether we would manage to keep. Opinion | A slow approach to justice is dissatisfactory 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin This two-part, four-hour documentary from Ken Burns, which concludes Tuesday, explores the life and work of one of the most consequential figures in U.S. history. What's on TV Monday: ‘The Good Doctor’ on ABC; ‘Better Things,’ FX; ‘Benjamin Franklin,’ PBS 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z The question remains open, making “Benjamin Franklin” all the more valuable. Ben Franklin was the most famous American of his era. Ken Burns' new doc shows why 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z If you think “Benjamin Franklin” got his face on the $100 bill because he invented electricity, you need to watch Ken Burns’ new two-part profile of the bespectacled Founding Father. What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Ten Commandments,’ the Grammys, MLB’s opening day and more 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z After declaring independence, the Second Continental Congress named a commission headed by Benjamin Franklin to negotiate with France. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Stuart’s archival material includes datebooks, photo albums, scrapbooks, letters to family members, unpublished writings — including a play on Benjamin Franklin — and a book in which she jotted down dinner menus for her party guests. The Huntington Library acquires archive of Eve Babitz, the late L.A. author 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z The informative, well-framed and entertaining “Benjamin Franklin,” premiering Monday on PBS, explores the life and times of our most colorful founder. What's on TV Monday: ‘The Good Doctor’ on ABC; ‘Better Things,’ FX; ‘Benjamin Franklin,’ PBS 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Proposed by Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, the plan called for a congress, or a lawmaking body. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They subscribed to Benjamin Franklin’s maxim: “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Rockingham agreed to peace, and the Continental Congress sent Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay to Paris, where they slowly hammered out a settlement with their British counterparts. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Convinced that the Americans could succeed, Louis XVI signed a treaty of trade and military alliance with Benjamin Franklin and his fellow emissaries. Why France really helped America's Founding Fathers fight the Revolutionary War 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z When Benjamin Franklin was a teenager in British America, penning letters to the editor to his local paper, two asteroids in our solar system split apart — unbeknownst to him, or any human. Astronomers discover a pair of young "twin" asteroids, barely older than the United States 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin tried several times to convince the French to help the Americans in the war. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Here, Benjamin Franklin offered what came to be known as the Albany Plan of Union. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The aging Benjamin Franklin headed the Pennsylvania delegation, but active leadership fell to legal scholars James Wilson and Gouverneur Morris. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z They feature a perfectly printed Benjamin Franklin and, next to his face, a vertical blue line, similar to the 3D security ribbon found on actual bills. Home Depot Worker Swapped $387,500 in Fake Bills for Real Ones, Officials Say 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin famously remarked, when questioned by Elizabeth Willing Powel of Philadelphia about the form of government that had been devised, that we had "a republic, if you can keep it." Are we normalizing the "death of democracy" by talking about it so much? Definitely not 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z The tide slowly began to turn as Washington worked with Benjamin Franklin to provide adequate food, supplies, and troops. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Notable among the newcomers were Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and John Hancock of Massachusetts. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Masonic lodges spread into late colonial America, enrolling distinguished patriots like George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, and sending impressively costumed dignitaries to ceremonies like the laying of cornerstones. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z I had been invited to speak in a ceremony honoring his receipt of the Franklin Institute's Benjamin Franklin Medal for Earth and Environmental Science. E.O. Wilson’s lifelong passion for ants helped him teach humans about how to live sustainably 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z When the Constitutional Convention had ended, Benjamin Franklin was asked what the delegates had given us. Opinion | Feeling Hopeless About Today’s Politics? 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin invented a glass musical instrument called an armonica that was used by Beethoven and Mozart. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As debate on Lee’s resolution began, Congress named a committee of five—Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson—to prepare a proclamation of independence. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The Philadelphia printer and politician Benjamin Franklin was the preeminent representative of urban life and ambition in the middle colonies. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Jay advised that the family should follow Benjamin Franklin’s advice and let Abigail remain in jail for a longer time; Franklin had suggested 15 to 20 days of confinement would have the desired effect. Enslaved to a Founding Father, She Sought Freedom in France 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z He cited the Iroquois League, a federation of six Indian nations founded around 1250, as the model for Benjamin Franklin’s concept of federalism. Perspective | It’s time for a history lesson — one that doesn’t leave out America’s native people 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin was an intelligent man with many talents. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z At 81, Benjamin Franklin was the oldest, and although his health was failing, he nonetheless managed to attend many of the meetings. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z They encouraged the direct observation of the natural world and cheered Benjamin Franklin’s famous experiments with electricity. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z At the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was asked by a lady he knew what form of government the convention had produced. Classical education critical for preserving Constitution 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks on the Havana Syndrome, which U.S. officials refer to as "anomalous health incidents", in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department in Washington, DC, U.S. Blinken meets Ukraine official, warns Russia on natgas supplies 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin, at age 81, was the oldest person to take part. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z That year, it chose Benjamin Franklin to be America’s minister to France. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of debating the resolution right away, however, Congress appointed a committee to prepare a declaration of independence: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Mark Dawson, chief operating officer at One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating and Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, suggests using the wand attachment on your vacuum on vents and air returns throughout the house. 10 home tasks you should complete before the holidays 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Even political rivals “can coordinate when it comes to Mr. Benjamin Franklin” — a $100 bill — “he is the guy who can solve any problem in Lebanon.” How Corruption Ruined Lebanon 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin, while admitting that the Constitution was not perfect, felt that it was as close to perfect as a group of men with varied opinions could create. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin is said to have spoken these words on July 4, 1776, as he and the other members of the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Deism became the favorite philosophical stance of the Enlightenment’s most eminent representatives, from the distinguished philosophers of France to Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and other leaders of the American Revolution. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The cancellation of the Pumpkin Parade at Benjamin Franklin Day Elementary School is not tied to the coronavirus pandemic, the statement said. Seattle elementary school cancels Halloween parade, says it has historically marginalized students of color 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z The oldest participant, Benjamin Franklin, when asked what had been produced, answered simply: “A republic madam, if you can keep it.” 55 statesmen revolutionized governance in creating Constitution 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin supported it constantly in his Philadelphia newspaper. Mandatory immunization for the military: As American as George Washington 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z The debate became so intense that Benjamin Franklin was moved to suggest that “henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven...be held in this Assembly every morning before we proceed to business.” Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin owned as many as five slaves in his early career, and printed advertisements for slave sales and runaways in the Pennsylvania Gazette, though he turned against slavery near the end of his life. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Hand-held, quick to assemble and wolf down, they embody a quintessentially American idea that founding father Benjamin Franklin put to paper in 1748 and which still powers the ambitious on Wall Street and beyond. Rice pizza, noodle ices: Food shows Japan’s punk rock soul 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Isaacson is also the author of books on Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein, the latter of which was made into a TV series called "Genius". Author of Steve Jobs biography to pen book on Elon Musk 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z They were from an imaginary conversation with Benjamin Franklin. Charlie Kirk’s pro-Trump youth group stokes vaccine resistance as COVID-19 surges again 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z The remarkable Benjamin Franklin is generally recognized as the father of the present-day postal system. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z His idea resembled Benjamin Franklin’s Albany Plan of Union and the future British Commonwealth, but it strained against conventional beliefs in an undivided sovereign, or ultimate authority in government, and no one showed much interest. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z In awarding him its Benjamin Franklin Medal in 2004, the American Philosophical Society said he was “considered by many to be the preeminent theoretical physicist alive in the world today.” Steven Weinberg, Nobel-winning physicist who united principal forces of nature, dies at 88 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z In his autobiography, Benjamin Franklin wrote of his admiration of a young Presbyterian preacher much respected for his preaching, which was apparently delivered extemporaneously. ‘Sermongate’ Prompts a Quandary: Should Pastors Borrow Words From One Another? 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Exactly 300 years ago, in 1721, Benjamin Franklin and his fellow American colonists faced a deadly smallpox outbreak. Colonial America was divided over smallpox inoculation, but Benjamin Franklin championed science 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin once quipped that the Vice President should be addressed as “your Superfluous Excellency.” Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin said, ‘Our critics are our friends, they show us our faults,’” he added. Bill Clinton blames Republicans for ‘first canceling I ever went through’ 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z Galvani's investigations revealed that nerve fibers transmitted “animal electricity,” which is no different in kind from the “atmospheric electricity” that Benjamin Franklin discovered with his kite experiments in Philadelphia in 1752. Electrodes That Stimulate the Brain Reveal the Roots of Conscious Experience 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z The institution was the nation's first public hospital, established in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond, and housed the nation's first surgical amphitheater and medical library. Revisiting the Pennsylvania "She Doctor" panic of 1869 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z That he was capable of overcoming this inclination shows Benjamin Franklin's capacity for independent thought, an asset that would serve him well throughout his life as a writer, scientist and statesman. Colonial America was divided over smallpox inoculation, but Benjamin Franklin championed science 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z He added busts of Cesar Chavez, Rosa Parks and Eleanor Roosevelt, and hung a portrait of Benjamin Franklin to represent his commitment to following science after assailing Trump for his pandemic response. Biden embraces symbolism, but substance on some issues proves more difficult 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z She mixed with the intellectual radicals of the day - debating with Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine and Joseph Priestley. Mary Wollstonecraft statue: Maggi Hambling takes aim at critics 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z The story goes that Benjamin Franklin, while negotiating a peace treaty in France in 1783, was in the crowd the day the first manned hot-air balloons soared above Paris. Child’s play: Chess title combatants go way back 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z Even Shakespeare and Benjamin Franklin, according to Merriam-Webster, at times used the apostrophe “willy-nilly.” John Richards, bulwark for the apostrophe against grammatical ‘barbarians,’ dies at 97 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z We suspect that if he were alive today, Benjamin Franklin would want his example to guide modern scientists, politicians, journalists and everyone else making personal health decisions. Colonial America was divided over smallpox inoculation, but Benjamin Franklin championed science 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Like Benjamin Franklin, whom she thinks about a lot. Carribean Fragoza lives the life she writes — busy, creative and slightly surreal 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z The original films — which starred Nicolas Cage as Benjamin Franklin Gates — take a decidedly apolitical stance to American history, using symbols like the Declaration of Independence as Americana-themed clues in the Indiana Jones-esque treasure hunt. Disney Plus is officially rebooting National Treasure as a streaming TV show 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z The Benjamin Franklin Parkway is Philadelphia’s living room - as well as the living embodiment of the city’s identity crisis. Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Prerau said the first record of the concept goes back to Benjamin Franklin, a night owl who one day in 1784 woke earlier than usual and noticed it was completely light outside! It’s daylight saving time again: How long do we have to keep switching the clock back and forth? 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin wanted the Pennsylvania Constitution to declare that concentrated inherited wealth was “a danger to the happiness of mankind.” Column: Countering Dem relief package, GOP proposes a huge giveaway to the rich 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Each video, narrated by the Benjamin Franklin Middle School seventh grader, details the steps of the building process. Big dreams evolve into a tiny house for Franklin County boy 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z “Teachers want to be back,” the first lady said after she and Cardona spent about an hour visiting classrooms and other areas at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Meriden, Connecticut. It’s back to school for Jill Biden and new education chief 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z The list also includes statues of Ulysses S. Grant, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and several monuments to Indigenous people. Chicago Lists Lincoln Statues Among Monuments to Review 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z By then he had changed his name to Joseph Paul Franklin after Adolf Hitler’s minister of propaganda Joseph Paul Goebbels and Benjamin Franklin. Real ‘Mindhunter’ John Douglas explains why White supremacist serial killer was ‘a different animal’ 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Forty years later, a Bostonian named Benjamin Franklin fled to Pennsylvania and declared the colony to be his home after falling in love with its intellectually, socially and culturally liberating atmosphere. Trickle down Trumpism: How Pennsylvania's Republican Party radicalized against democracy 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z He was the Philadelphia Public League player of the year in 1951 at Benjamin Franklin High School. John Chaney, 89, Temple’s commanding basketball coach, dies 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z At Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Biden and Cardona saw kids seated some distance apart at individual desks, each one wearing a mask. It’s back to school for Jill Biden and new education chief 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z A portrait of Benjamin Franklin was quickly hung in the Oval Office to signal that science will guide the president. Biden Elevates Science in Week One Actions 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z A portrait in the Oval Office of Andrew Jackson, idolized by Trump as a fellow populist outsider, was replaced by one of Benjamin Franklin. Washington gets whiplash in shift from Trump to Biden 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z On the right of the picture is a painting of Benjamin Franklin, a founding father and consummate all-rounder. Joe Biden's Oval Office: what changes has the new president made? 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z A painting of Benjamin Franklin is intended to represent Biden’s interest in following science. A look inside Biden’s Oval Office 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin peers down at Biden from a portrait on a nearby wall. New president brings a slightly new look to Oval Office 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z The setting evoked the grandeur of governance and important decisions: gold curtains at the white French doors, a bust of Benjamin Franklin presiding from a corner. Speaking from the heart 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z The Join or Die flag, for instance, featuring a bisected snake first drawn by Benjamin Franklin. Decoding the hate symbols seen at the Capitol insurrection 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z The first postmaster general, Benjamin Franklin, was himself a news publisher and the founder of several periodicals. USPS delays are threatening small-town newspapers. So is a postage price increase. 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z After Benjamin Franklin lost a son to smallpox, he pushed variolation, a method of immunization in which people were infected with a mild form of the disease to protect them from being killed by it. Could Beyoncé do for the coronavirus vaccine what Elvis did for polio? 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z A local newspaper belonging to Benjamin Franklin’s overbearing older brother agreed with Douglass and spread word of the alleged conspiracy. The African roots of inoculation in America: Saving lives for three centuries 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z In 1775 Benjamin Franklin was appointed the U.S.'s first postmaster general. 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: December 2020 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z After studying at the University of Maryland, Mr. Cohen received an accounting degree from the District’s old Benjamin Franklin University in the 1940s. Al Cohen, D.C. magic shop proprietor who knew all the tricks, dies at 94 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z “The first man put at the helm will be a good one,” Benjamin Franklin said, referring to Washington. The Founders didn’t prepare for a president who refuses to step down, historians say 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z The Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in Boston announced in September that its South End campus would become a mixed-use site anchored by a nursing home. As Occupancy Dwindles, College Dorms Go Beyond Students 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin Chiarky, 31, was arrested Thursday and accused of killing Corrine Lee Huddleston, who was reported missing last month, the Prince George County Police Department said in a news release. Police: Virginia man charged for death of missing woman 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z They referred to a Benjamin Franklin quote at the signing of the Declaration of Independence: “Yes, we must, indeed, all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately,” according to Sonnenfeld. Top CEOs largely silent on Trump election denial, for now 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin famously warned about the folly of trading liberty for security. Editorial Roundup: Ohio 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Tom Toles’s Sept. 28 editorial cartoon misquoted Benjamin Franklin responding to the question “What kind of government do we have, Mr. Franklin?” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Bijan Ghaisar’s name belongs with George Floyd’s and Breonna Taylor’s 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z These are all things that we only get to experience once, and as put by Benjamin Franklin: “Lost time is never found again.” What it’s like filling out a college application when the pandemic has complicated everything 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Many American writers did not bother to file for copyright protection, and even titles from people like Edgar Allan Poe and Benjamin Franklin have so far not been found, Gettins said. Cascade of title pages, and one squashed fly, help mark 150 years of the U.S. Copyright Office 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z The District panel recommended dropping the names from public buildings of Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Graham Bell. Perspective | Four principles to guide us on whose statues should topple and whose should remain 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z He was echoing the sentiments of another indispensable American, Benjamin Franklin, who long ago told us: “Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.” Believe in America 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin commented: “So convenient a thing is it to be a reasonable creature, since it enables us to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to.” Facts v feelings: how to stop our emotions misleading us 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Someday it’s going to be Lincoln, someday it’s going to be Jefferson, someday it’s going to be Benjamin Franklin,’ it’s all of them.” Trump says movement against Confederate statues is aimed at America’s ‘guts’ 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Membership quickly grew, and many influential American politicians and thinkers — including Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and Paul Revere — joined the ranks. Nearly two centuries ago, a QAnon-like conspiracy theory propelled candidates to Congress 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z Planet Word at Franklin School — The committee proposes removing Founding Father Benjamin Franklin’s name from the building that houses the not-yet-open Planet Word museum. A guide to every person whose name could be removed from D.C. buildings or sites, from the famous to the forgotten 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin and George Washington are believed to have been among the dignitaries who dined at or slept at the inn. Restaurant built in 1784, casualty of pandemic, to be razed 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z “This absurd recommendation targets monuments and memorials for President George Washington, President Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and other American heroes.” Jordan, Comer demand DC mayor 'immediately suspend' proposal to rename, relocate or remove monuments in capitol 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Others are more controversial, such as proposals to rename schools named for Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and “The Star-Spangled Banner” composer Francis Scott Key. DC task force targets monuments, prompting fierce blowback 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z But new figures that many revere as honored historical figures, like the first president George Washington, Founding Father Benjamin Franklin and Constitutional author James Madison, have become targets as well. Trump administration slams proposal to alter historical DC monuments, says mayor should be ‘ashamed’ 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z Some of the targeted namesakes are famous, including seven U.S. presidents, national anthem author Francis Scott Key, Declaration of Independence signer Benjamin Franklin and inventor Alexander Graham Bell. A guide to every person whose name could be removed from D.C. buildings or sites, from the famous to the forgotten 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Woodson asked host Tucker Carlson, noting that the Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, and a statue to Pennsylvania's Benjamin Franklin were being targeted by the commission. Bob Woodson: Targeting Washington Monument stems from 'dangerous impulse' 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z It recommends the Federal government “remove, relocate, or contextualize” several very famous tourist attractions, including the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial and the Benjamin Franklin Statue. DC committee recommends changes to Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, other historical assets in city 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z To the contrary, history demonstrates that polymaths like Leonardo da Vinci, René Descartes, Gottfried Leibniz, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, Marie Curie and Nikola Tesla were all responsible for foundational breakthroughs in science. The Dangers of Intellectual Territorialism 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z The list also included other key American figures like Founding Fathers Benjamin Franklin and George Mason, inventor of the telephone Alexander Graham Bell and composer of the national anthem Francis Scott Key. Trump administration slams proposal to alter historical DC monuments, says mayor should be ‘ashamed’ 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z After one game, Britt posted a quote from Benjamin Franklin on his Twitter page: “Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” Colin Kaepernick’s 2016 protest inspired activism, awareness — and a deep roster of Seattle athletes who are standing up and speaking out against racial injustice 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z But, even though he’s only been on the job since mid-June, Louis DeJoy is the best-known postmaster general since Benjamin Franklin. Reporter's Notebook: USPS, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's testimony and the optics game 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z “Harming that mission and appearing to do so intentionally harms democracy,” he said — and all that Benjamin Franklin stood for. What would Ben Franklin, our first postmaster general, think of Louis DeJoy? 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin is famous for recognizing that lightning is an atmospheric electrical discharge and for demonstrating in the 1700s that lightning rods can protect people and property. Democratized Information Is Transforming Society 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Postal Service to ensure broad distribution of newspapers and periodicals, and paid postmasters, like Benjamin Franklin, to also be publishers. From our Publisher: A road map to save the local free press 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z Dr. Bailyn disdained comparing the past to the present but on occasion would muse about what the Founding Fathers — such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson — would make of today’s federal government. Bernard Bailyn, historian who reinterpreted the American Revolution, dies at 97 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z Post Office Department — which traced its history to 1775 with Benjamin Franklin as first postmaster general — was turned into a government-owned corporation in 1970, intended to operate as a business with no government support. New cuts threaten the Postal Service when it’s most needed 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin came under suspicion, writes Thuesen, for having the temerity to redirect thunderbolts from heaven with his invention, the lightning rod. Review | In storms, Americans have long seen the hand of God 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z “The people that want to rip down statues and monuments to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Jesus — they want to rip down statues to Jesus.” Trump: Biden aiming for socialist America where ‘nobody will be safe’ 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z The encampment near Benjamin Franklin Parkway will be shuttered July 17, city officials announced Friday. Philadelphia will shut down homeless encampment next week 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z No one better symbolized the Enlightenment than Benjamin Franklin, whose scientific reputation came in handy when it was urgent to impress the French. Love of science, not Trump's ignorance, will make America great again 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin asserted that officials could achieve population increase by "natural Generation," meaning births outnumbering deaths, "if the Laws are good." Would George Washington have worn a mask? A brief history of the Founders and public health 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Even Benjamin Franklin, revered as an early abolitionist, owned enslaved people for much of his life and ran ads selling others in his newspaper. 'The worshipping of whiteness': why racist symbols persist in America 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z She thinks Benjamin Franklin was a wise man when he said, “Change is the only constant in life.” The Lost Spring 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin ran the Pennsylvania Gazette from 1729 to 1748 as a vehicle for his own political and scientific ideas and even just his day-to-day observations. Journalists believe news and opinion are separate, but readers can’t tell the difference 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z Or visit Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park, home to Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell and the Benjamin Franklin Museum, through educational videos, photo galleries and more on the National Park Service’s website. Honor America’s Birthday (Safely) in 2020 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z In Philadelphia, a statue of Benjamin Franklin was vandalized. Marxist-anarchist mobs destroy statues, trample on history and seek to remove Trump 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin supposedly described New Jersey as a valley of humility between two peaks of conceit, New York City and Philadelphia. Opinion | The Supreme Court should remind New Jersey why the U.S. discarded the Articles of Confederation 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z A melee broke out between police officers and protesters near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on June 1. Philadelphia police inspector cheered by fellow officers as he turns himself in on charges of assaulting protester 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z “A republic, if you can keep it,” Benjamin Franklin once quipped. Opinion | Four years ago, I said we’d survive no matter who won. How wrong I was. 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z The crowds on Interstate 676 also led to the closure of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, the main link from downtown Philadelphia to New Jersey suburbs. Police commissioner defends use of tear gas in Philadelphia 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z More than two dozen were arrested as a few hundred other protesters moved to block the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, a grand thoroughfare leading from downtown to the city’s imposing art museum. George Floyd unrest: Philadelphia police fire tear gas on crowd trying to block interstate 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z It’s unclear if Nicolas Cage will be reprising his role as Benjamin Franklin Gates in the Disney Plus series in some capacity. A National Treasure Disney Plus series is in development 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z I keep coming back to Benjamin Franklin’s maxim “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Perspective | My grandfather died of covid-19. More empathy from everyone may have prevented such deaths in this pandemic. 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z It was, however, in 2017 when he received the title of "Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor" from the University of Pennsylvania. Biden's claim he 'became a professor' after leaving Senate sparks confusion 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Some climbed a steep embankment and scaled a fence as police acted, while others moved to block the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, a grand thoroughfare leading from downtown to the city’s imposing art museum. Police commissioner defends use of tear gas in Philadelphia 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z A few hundred protesters were forced down Benjamin Franklin Parkway toward City Hall after the interstate demonstration. George Floyd unrest: Philadelphia police fire tear gas on crowd trying to block interstate 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin advised in 1736 that “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” How Do We Prevent the Next Outbreak? 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z “This is what arrived in our quiet, polite, fair-play market,” Ms. Lamort said, sitting in her shop on Rue Benjamin Franklin one recent afternoon. A Billion-Dollar Scandal Turns the ‘King of Manuscripts’ Into the ‘Madoff of France’ 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z “He is a bird of bad moral character,” Benjamin Franklin wrote of the bald eagle; “he does not get his living honestly.” King County wants to use fireworks to ruffle the feathers of eagles at the county landfill 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z When George Washington arrived in Philadelphia in 1787 to attend the Constitutional Convention, his first ceremonial visit was to the newly expanded home of Benjamin Franklin. Review | Washington and Franklin: Teamwork that made the new nation work 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z "Given the latest developments and the many unknowns about this virus, we ought to follow Benjamin Franklin's maxim: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," Cotton wrote. As coronavirus spreads, Tom Cotton calls for 'targeted travel ban' 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z This sweeping account draws parallels between Benjamin Franklin’s worry over “swarthy” Germans “herding together” in the eighteenth century and Donald Trump’s race-baiting today. Briefly Noted Book Reviews 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z “Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbours, and let each new year find you a better man,” wrote Benjamin Franklin, a lifelong advocate of self-improvement, in 1755. Wellbeing: six ways to put a smile back on your face in 2020 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z Five lawmakers — three Democrats and two Republicans — invoked the same Benjamin Franklin quote that the Founders gave us “a Republic, if you can keep it.” Opinion | Trump’s impeachment provokes a deeper descent into demagoguery 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z One of Bethesda’s earliest supporters was Benjamin Franklin, and legend has it that many of America’s founding fathers visited the site over the years. Editorial Roundup: Georgia 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z That assistance — negotiated in Paris by a U.S. delegation led by Ambassador Benjamin Franklin — proved decisive in the American victory. Trump needs a history lesson: 'America First' requires allies 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin suggested impeachment was a better alternative than assassination “for the regular punishment of the Executive where his misconduct should deserve it.” Splintered US moves to subject Trump to ‘profound disgrace’ 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z She decided to restore the dolls and donate them to Benjamin Franklin School. Woman gives old dolls new life for underprivileged girls 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z The storms were noted by Benjamin Franklin and used in early navigational manuals. Polar vortex, bomb cyclone, sleet: Here's what those winter weather terms mean 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Down, but not out, Lutie remains inspired by Benjamin Franklin – she is convinced that “anybody could be rich if he wanted to and worked hard enough and figured it out carefully enough”. The Street: the 1940s African American thriller that became a huge bestseller 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z Carlson said Pelosi is essentially saying that going forward with impeachment is vital to our democracy -- "In order to honor the spirit of Benjamin Franklin, we must suspend our democracy in order to preserve it." Tucker Carlson: Pelosi deployed meaningless 'cliches' to defend Democrats' 'somber approach' to impeachment 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z She seemed tense — “oath of office” sounded more like “oafuthoaf” — and the language was high 18th century, from Jefferson to Gouverneur Morris to Benjamin Franklin. Opinion | This moment was made for Nancy Pelosi 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Last year, she was able to restore and donate 50 dolls to Benjamin Franklin that were given to girls at Christmas. Woman gives old dolls new life for underprivileged girls 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z In 1753, US founding father Benjamin Franklin expressed his fears that the growing population of immigrants of German descent would make English a minority language. The movement to limit Spanish speaking in US 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z As with many scientific advances — Isaac Newton’s apple or Benjamin Franklin’s lightning bolt — Dr. Roh’s experiment began with a walk. Watch Bees Surf to Safety on Waves They Create 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin’s favored bird, bane of chefs and home cooks alike, often emerges from the oven raw or overdone, but our perfectly basted 14-pounder seemed to achieve a happy medium. What are the odds? Descendants of 2 Seattle immigrants find family members in the same 1929 photo. 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin suspected the unhealthy effects of indoor air back in 1785. Office Workers May Be Breathing Potentially Harmful Compounds in Cosmetics 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z The Benjamin Franklin Plumbing franchise in Novato was forced to close because the fire known as the Kincade that started Oct. Wildfires force businesses to prepare for disruption 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Jacobson: My swearing in was in the Benjamin Franklin room at the State Department on the the 8th floor, the diplomatic reception area. Transcript: Roberta Jacobson 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z One idea for DST was presented in 1784 by Benjamin Franklin in a satirical essay in the Journal de Paris as a way to save on candle wax. Daylight saving time is bad for your health 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z Regarding impeachment, Perez invoked Benjamin Franklin, claiming the early American statesman warned America against people like Trump. DNC chairman predicts what could bring down Trump in 2020 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin warned that “Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God.” Donald Trump's war against democracy: Is it already too late to save America? 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z He credited his wealth not to his skill as a plumber but to his being part of a national franchise, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing. How to Get Rich by Buying a Franchise (Really) 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Going back to Thomas Jefferson and his time in France, Benjamin Franklin understanding that the United States needs to have a presence in the world. Transcript: Roberta Jacobson 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z As Benjamin Franklin observed during the 1787 Constitutional convention, impeachment would be a better option than previous methods available “in cases where the chief Magistrate rendered himself obnoxious.” U.S. impeachment and U.K. prorogation: Back to 1710 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin, the oldest and probably wisest delegate at the Convention, said that when the president falls under suspicion, a “regular and peaceable inquiry” is needed. Founders: Removal from office is not the only purpose of impeachment 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Its tendency to rob prey from smaller raptors moved Benjamin Franklin to suggest the bird was of “bad moral character.” Bald eagles have found themselves a new home: Suburbia 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z The book's title is inspired by a famous phrase attributed to Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Justice Neil Gorsuch on his concern for America's future: 'Republics have a checkered history' 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z The title is taken from a famous line Benjamin Franklin is said to have told an enthusiastic questioner about the outcome of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787. Neil Gorsuch slams notion that judges should be political actors shaping outcomes 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z The title is from Benjamin Franklin’s reported comment when asked what kind of government the Founding Fathers would propose. ‘Everything conservatives hoped for and liberals feared’: Neil Gorsuch makes his mark at the Supreme Court 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z The title comes from a quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin at the end of the Constitutional Convention in 1787. SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Gender pronouns part of LGBT fight 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z The Telegraph in Alton reports Dr. Benjamin Franklin Edwards traveled to San Francisco in 1849, where he helped shipwreck survivors from Japan. Marker commemorates planting of Illinois’ first soybeans 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Such is the strange state of an industry that has been part of the American fabric since the days of The New-England Courant, a newspaper started by James Franklin, older brother to Benjamin Franklin. A Paradox at the Heart of the Newspaper Crisis 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Hovering above it in statue stood Benjamin Franklin, whose expression seemed untroubled. For USWNT and its fans, a World Cup parade about more than soccer 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Pamphleteers like Thomas Paine and newspapermen like Benjamin Franklin used the press to inform their fellow colonists of the goings-on of the Revolutionary War and to rally their neighbors to the cause. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z The paper weighed the legacy of American diplomats such as Benjamin Franklin and Henry Kissinger. As U.S.-China relations fray, Beijing directs its fury at one target: Mike Pompeo 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z ‘There never was a good War, or a bad Peace,” wrote Benjamin Franklin. Review | The bureaucratic battles and political skirmishes that shaped World War II 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z The site — called Ben’s Guide and featuring a cartoon image of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin — has games and lessons about U.S. history and government explicitly aimed at schoolchildren. Sex, drugs, and self-harm: Where 20 years of child online protection law went wrong 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Leaders such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson thought that traditional religion would eventually vanish into Unitarianism and deism. Opinion | Gillibrand’s vilification of pro-life people proves how hopeless she is 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Evans travelled with his close friend Benjamin Franklin - one of the founding fathers of the United States - over vast areas of land to draw up the map. Welshman's US map sells for $125k 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z Caernarfonshire-born Evans along with his close friend Benjamin Franklin - one of the founding fathers of the United States - covered vast areas of land in his map. Welshman's 18th Century US map for sale 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z We made our way down a marble staircase and over red carpets, around the busts of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin and past the kitchen until suddenly we were outdoors. Obama v Doma: how gay Americans marched towards equality 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z Telnaes noted that editorial cartoons have been an integral part of American political discourse for more than 250 years, since “Join, or Die” appeared in Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette in 1754. Exhibit highlights cartoonists’ focus on First Amendment 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z For Churchill, as for American founders such as Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, Christianity’s message and benefits were more important than whether biblical accounts and credal claims were literally true. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Misquoting Winston Churchill and misusing space terminology 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin nodded with agreement in the great clubhouse in the sky. Brooks Koepka untouchable at US PGA as Woods misses the halfway cut 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z The letter, along with original papers of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Paul Revere and others, was stolen by an archives employee sometime between 1937 and 1945. Feds want stolen Alexander Hamilton letter returned 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z The Rev. Manasseh Cutler, a New England pastor, is now a hero to McCullough, who compares him to Benjamin Franklin as an early American polymath and visionary. David McCullough’s uncanny journey to Ohio’s past 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z “Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones — with ingratitude,” Benjamin Franklin said. Perspective | Nationals oust their pitching coach, addressing a symptom but not the disease 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Kraninger ended her speech by quoting Benjamin Franklin — “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” CFPB head, charged with protecting consumers, says people need ‘to help themselves’ 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Prior to the incident, the girl was rehearsing with other students enrolled in Benjamin Franklin Elementary School’s Italian dual-language immersion program on Dec. 8, 2017, for an upcoming Christmas holiday recital. Glendale Unified slapped with lawsuit after student faints during a school rehearsal 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z It was frequented by George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, and other notable congregants include Betsy Ross. Historic US church tests sprinklers in wake of Notre Dame 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z An uncle, Carl Van Doren, won a Pulitzer for his biography of Benjamin Franklin. Charles Van Doren, central figure in 1950s quiz show scandal, dies at 93 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Born in Poland in 1745, Pulaski fought for his home country against the Russians before fleeing to France, where he met Benjamin Franklin. Pulaski, Polish Hero of the Revolutionary War, Was Most Likely Intersex, Researchers Say 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z According to the Smithsonian documentary, the American delegation there sent him across the Atlantic with letters of recommendation from Benjamin Franklin. Polish general who fought with Washington may have been a woman 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z “Philly raised little man will be! #BabyHarper,” Harper captioned a photo of him and his wife with a “Baby Harper” No. 3 jersey while standing in front of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. Bryce Harper and wife, Kayla, expecting first child 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Harper posted a photo of him and his wife holding a “Baby Harper” No. 3 jersey in front of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. Bryce Baby! Phillies OF Harper, wife expecting baby boy 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin’s advice to open the window is worth following, too, particularly when mopping or making toast—provided, of course, that the air outside is clean. The Hidden Air Pollution in Our Homes 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin launched one of America’s first street sweeping programs here in the late 1750s. ‘Filthadelphia’ tries to shed nickname by cleaning streets 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin sanctified the weighted pro/con list, which he called “moral algebra,” back in 1772. How to make a big career decision | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z In 1782, Benjamin Franklin, then U.S. ambassador to France, circulated a copy of a Boston newspaper with an article that detailed British atrocities against American civilians in the ongoing Revolutionary War. Trump’s executive order on drone strikes sends civilian casualty data back into the shadows 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Seven of the high-school students attend Benjamin Franklin High, an academic charter school in New Orleans. Cardiology mentoring program starts; 20 Louisiana students 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z When Benjamin Franklin proposed daylight saving time — he invented it — it was a joke. Daylight saving time is hot garbage 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z It is a small green piece of paper with Benjamin Franklin on the front. Opinion | America’s Most Profitable Export: Money 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z As you grumble about your lost hour of sleep this weekend, just remember: Don’t blame Benjamin Franklin. The rise, set and rise of daylight saving time 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z When America was choosing its national animal, Benjamin Franklin was determined the bald eagle shouldn’t prevail. Endangered species face 'disaster' under Trump administration 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z And yet there is something different about this bird, something that made the Second Continental Congress adopt it as the new nation’s emblem — over the objection of Benjamin Franklin. Opinion | The Eagles of Reelfoot Lake 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z The purpose of an educated electorate – the crucial aim of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and others – was as the ultimate guarantor of good government. Why civics education matters 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z He said he admired Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan and loathed Hitler, the composer Richard Wagner and other anti-Semites, though he himself made anti-Semitic statements. Lyndon LaRouche, Cult Figure Who Ran for President 8 Times, Dies at 96 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Researchers in Britain’s American colonies, such as polymath Benjamin Franklin and astronomer David Rittenhouse, had to find substitutes for equipment that might have existed in London or Paris — but not Philadelphia. Stewpots and string: how scientists make do 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z In his answer, Dingell quoted Benjamin Franklin’s response to a question of whether the founders had created a monarchy or a republic: “A republic, if you can keep it.” John Dingell, longest-serving member of Congress, dies at 92 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Naturally, it was none other than Benjamin Franklin, the chief disciple of Confucius and chinoiserie among the Founding Fathers of the United States. President Trump’s wall is inimical to America’s philosophic empire 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z That expression, widely attributed to Benjamin Franklin, holds as true today as it did two centuries ago. Recent Missouri Editorials 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z The Constitution protects freedom of the press, which Benjamin Franklin and others saw as vital to the health of the newborn democracy. The Deep Roots of Fake News 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z He points out that Benjamin Franklin used a more advanced pro-and-con technique: in what Franklin called “Prudential Algebra,” a numerical weight is assigned to each listed item, and counterbalancing items are then eliminated. The Art of Decision-Making 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z “What did Benjamin Franklin say at the constitutional convention?” Trump Storms Out of White House Meeting With Democrats on Shutdown 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z In the 1770s and 1780s, everybody from future French revolutionary Georges Danton to Benjamin Franklin pored over this sweeping survey of world history and colonization. 'Beware the affluence of gold': on reading Diderot in the age of Trump 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z When Benjamin Franklin walked out of the constitutional convention in 1787, he was stopped by a woman who asked whether the new country would be a monarchy or a republic. Across Trump’s America, the grassroots are growing radical | DD Guttenplan 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z There is a saying, attributed to American founding father Benjamin Franklin, that there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. How to get Ghanaians to pay their taxes 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z In September 1774, Benjamin Franklin sat down to write what is perhaps the most famous letter of reference in American history. Review | Ambitious, flawed Ben Franklin on a path to greatness 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Farnsworth declined to discuss the deal’s financial particulars but said he’s run Benjamin Franklin for 24 years and that he’s entitled to benefit from the transaction. Legislator to gain several ways from charter school handoff 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin was, in 1784, the ambassador of the fledgling United States to King Louis XVI’s court. What if the Placebo Effect Isn’t a Trick? 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z I’m thinking of a quote from the musical "1776" when Benjamin Franklin says when asked about his legacy, “We won’t hear a thing. We’ll be long gone. Besides, what would posterity think we were? Demigods?” “The voice of reason” on Fox News: Dana Perino talks civility in the Trump era 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z In his 18th century research on the fundamental nature of electricity, Benjamin Franklin found that there are two kinds of materials: conductors, in which electric charges flow freely, and insulators, in which charges are immobile. Pushing the Boundaries in Quantum Electronics 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z In “Young Benjamin Franklin: The Birth of Ingenuity,” Bunker offers ample evidence to illustrate how Franklin developed ingenuity and how it influenced the rest of his life. Review | Ambitious, flawed Ben Franklin on a path to greatness 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin once said nothing in this world is certain except for death, taxes and the Portland Trail Blazers winning on opening night. Five takeaways from the Lakers' 128-119 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin liked to quote Virgil in their speeches and letters. Is the Aeneid a Celebration of Empire—or a Critique? 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin unsuccessfully pushed for the first Pennsylvania constitution to declare concentrated wealth "a danger to the happiness of mankind." Fred Trump’s craven tax schemes are just more evidence of the conveyor belt of white male privi... 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z “These Truths” of her title are the ones Thomas Jefferson called “sacred and undeniable” and Benjamin Franklin amended to “self-evident”; Lepore distills them to three: “political equality, natural rights, and the sovereignty of the people.” Review | How did America get here? Jill Lepore’s new book offers clues in our history. 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z In “Young Benjamin Franklin,” Bunker offers newly discovered information about Franklin’s friends and family and vivid descriptions of the political and cultural atmosphere Franklin knew in London and Philadelphia. Review | Ambitious, flawed Ben Franklin on a path to greatness 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z On the final day of deliberations, Benjamin Franklin delivered the last great speech of his life, urging delegates to adopt the new Constitution “with all its faults.” Opinion | Happy Constitution Day, if You Can Keep It 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z A Swiss immigrant, he hobnobbed with Benjamin Franklin at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, when he wasn’t busy translating books or collecting treasures for what became the nation’s first history museum. Opinion | Someone tell Tucker Carlson what ‘E pluribus unum’ really means 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z One was Benjamin Franklin Bache, the grandson of Benjamin Franklin and editor of the Aurora newspaper in Philadelphia. The thin-skinned president who made it illegal to criticize his office 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin once said: “Whatever is begun in anger, ends in shame.” Opinion | Trump’s most despicable supporters tell us who they are 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin sailed home from France in 1785 carrying an awkward goodbye gift from King Louis XVI: an oval-shaped gold box that held a miniature portrait of the king, surrounded by 408 diamonds. Move over, Trump. This president’s two lions set off the greatest emoluments debate. 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z “The Benjamin Franklin Parkway is the heartbeat of the city. It’s the heartbeat of Made in America,” Mr. Al-Joulani said. Jay-Z Criticizes Philadelphia Over Displaced Festival 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Made In America is held Labor Day weekend at Benjamin Franklin Parkway, which includes museums, monuments and the famed “Rocky” steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Milwaukee officials invite Jay-Z to bring festival to city 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, a representative for Mayor Jim Kenney said this year’s festival would be the last to be held on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in the centre of the city. Jay-Z in dispute with Philadelphia mayor over music festival 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the city confirmed Tuesday that the annual concert won’t be on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway anymore. Jay-Z unhappy ‘Made in America’ leaving Philadelphia parkway 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z But with patrons such as Benjamin Franklin Washington, editor of the then-openly racist San Francisco Examiner, Brown lived with the grinding daily risk of exposure. Grafton Tyler Brown's California scenes at Pasadena museum's final show 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z One of the Maryland Gazette’s first publishers was a protégé of Benjamin Franklin’s. Capital Gazette shooting suspect charged with 5 counts of murder 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z One of the Maryland Gazette’s first publishers was a protege of Benjamin Franklin’s. Five dead in Capital Gazette shooting; suspect Jarrod Ramos is in custody, police say 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z According to records at the museum, the log house once belonged to Benjamin Franklin Gentry, the first county clerk of Scotts Bluff County. Original log home in Nebraska takes visitors back to 1890s 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z Ever since Benjamin Franklin founded the nation’s first “bucket brigade” volunteer firehouse in Philadelphia in 1736, the organizations have been fairly homogenous and fraternal. Answering the call 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin said, “Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” Roger Goodell can’t out-ignorant Trump 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z He quoted Benjamin Franklin: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Portions of search warrants in Golden State Killer case unsealed by Sacramento County judge 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin wrote in a letter to his daughter that he wasn't crazy about the choice of the bald eagle as a national symbol because of the bird's reputation for stealing food from other animals. Bald Eagle Steals Dinner From Fox—by Flying Off With Both 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z But beyond continuing the program at Meadows, the Community School for the Arts will also be expanding the program to Deming and Benjamin Franklin elementary schools. Educators look to arts for boosting literacy, other skills 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z In 1751, even before the country was founded, Benjamin Franklin wrote that “perhaps I am partial to the complexion of my country, for such kind of partiality is natural to mankind.” Opinion | John Kelly’s Ancestors Wouldn’t Have Fit In Either 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z But, as Benjamin Franklin put it, one of the greatest tragedies in life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a gang of brutal facts. The idea that women are cyclical cuckolders bites the dust 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Knitting together the country was important even before independence: The First Continental Congress created the Post Office in 1775, naming Benjamin Franklin postmaster general. Delivering the real problems facing the Postal Service (Amazon’s not one) 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z He recounted a kiss that Benjamin Franklin, the first U.S. ambassador to France, reportedly shared with the French philosopher Voltaire. Macron, Trump Face Off in Charm Contest 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Then a creaking of floorboards announced a visitor, and they looked up to see the wise and rumpled figure of Benjamin Franklin at the door. Opinion | Life, liberty and the pursuit of naked self-interest 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Among the steady sellers at All Sages are books on U.S. history and biographies of the early presidents — Washington and Jefferson in particular — and of Benjamin Franklin. Showing spine amid the censors, a bookstore flourishes 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Among the steady sellers at All Sages are books on American history and biographies of the early presidents — Washington and Jefferson in particular — and of Benjamin Franklin. A Beijing Bookstore Where George Washington Is on the Shelves 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin might’ve been the greatest polymath since Leonardo da Vinci — yes, polymath; look it up, chumps — a politician, Freemason, author, inventor, even a postmaster. Perspective | It’s hard not to be excited about Shohei Ohtani, the ‘Babe Ruth of Japan’ 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z The language he uses while attacking federal judges and political reporters borrows more from Benito Mussolini than Benjamin Franklin. Opinion | Many think our democracy won’t survive Trump. They’re wrong. 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z In 1779 in Egypt, Antes forwarded a letter and a set of six string quartets he composed to Benjamin Franklin, whom he had met in Pennsylvania as a young man. Abandoned cello hits a high note in Bethlehem 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z The Globe says Williams graduated from the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology last year under the name Kyle Gathers. Man who gave college commencement speech charged with murder 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Lay's odyssey next took him to Philadelphia, where he befriended the polymath Benjamin Franklin, a future Founding Father of the USA, who would publish Lay's book, All Slave-Keepers That Keep the Innocent in Bondage, Apostates. The Quaker dwarf who fought slavery 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z In the 1750s, Benjamin Franklin was already complaining about the use of bilingual signposts in Pennsylvania to accommodate the swarthy hordes of German migrants. Our Immigration Debate Is Older Than America Herself 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Players and team officials will parade up Broad Street from near the team’s stadium to City Hall and on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway to the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Philly Super Bowl parade plans to include dramatic surprises 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z |
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