Our contemporary debates about cybersecurity, surveillance and the law are steeped in 21st century technology, but the problem of interception is not new.  Surveillance and information warfare played ...

This plain suit would have created a stark contrast between Franklin and those in the elaborate dress typical of the opulent French Court, and Franklin crafted his appearance knowing that it was a ...

Memorandum across the centuries to the Honorable Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: After the U.S. Constitution  was drafted, you were asked what type ...

Washington loves a leaker. An “unidentified source” who’s willing to spill the beans and dish on his boss or colleagues.

In the pantheon of New England-born patriots, no two men stood higher than Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. And in the New ...

Washington loves a leaker. An “unidentified source” who’s willing to spill the beans and dish on his boss or colleagues.

The battles, which emerged from a gathering revolutionary crisis, predicted the outcome of the war: the victory of the ...

Benjamin Franklin died on April 17, 1790. He penned the inscription that would eventually appear at his Christ Church ...

Ace any trivia night with these fun facts about America Fun facts about America that will surprise you Although the United ...

From famous writers and philosophers, to top scientific thinkers, here are ten extraordinary people from history who also ...

A tourist's video of a python on the Ben Franklin Parkway is making the rounds on social media. Tourist Nini Adanaia recorded a video in late March. While they kept a distance, a wedding party ...

It is only natural that a conversation about an autobiography turns to a conversation about vanity. After all, who writes a book about himself? In his ...