Television
The informative, well-framed and entertaining “Benjamin Franklin,” premiering Monday on PBS, explores the life and times of our most colorful founder.
April 4, 2022
World & Nation
Benjamin Franklin bust, valued at $3 million, found in gunny sack
Sept. 25, 2012
Travel & Experiences
PHILADELPHIA — Can an underground museum devoted to a Founding Father compete with the charms of national icons — or a foodie paradise that takes up an entire block?
July 4, 2017
Library of Congress marks the birth of Benjamin Franklin with an array of his writings.
Dec. 14, 2005
A baby born in the hospital founded by Benjamin Franklin during the Constitution’s bicentennial celebration was named Benjamin and his nurse’s name is Betsy Ross, officials said.
Sept. 20, 1987
The ‘Ben Franklin’ documentary was born during the making of a series on the American Revolution.
Nov. 17, 2002
Books
Alan Houston, a political science professor at UC San Diego, had come to the end of a trip to London to research a book about Benjamin Franklin.
April 24, 2009
Politics
Benjamin Franklin on wealth
July 26, 2010
Oregon Thrift Seized: Benjamin Franklin Federal Savings & Loan Assn., Oregon’s largest thrift, was seized by regulators who said it failed to meet stringent new financial standards for S&Ls.; The Resolution Trust Corp. took control of the Portland institution, which has about $5 billion in assets, after the Office of Thrift Supervision said Franklin was operating in an unsafe and unsound condition.
Feb. 22, 1990
California
Benjamin Franklin High School has won the 2018-19 Academic Decathlon for the Los Angeles Unified School District, officials announced Saturday.
Feb. 9, 2019