Hall said descendants of all ages will march wearing sashes with pride to honor their family members. “ One of the descendants in Maine … asked if I could have a sash made for his 18-month-old ...

In ‘Franklin,’ Michael Douglas Uses His Charm to Bankroll America. A new Apple TV+ series dramatizes the years Benjamin Franklin spent in France, leveraging diplomacy and guile to secure his ...

The papers of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin are now online in easily searchable digitized form. By Jennifer Schuessler Bats ...

"My name is Ralph C. Lincoln and I am honored to be an 11th generation Lincoln who also shares the same great-grandfather as ...

Our government has stood the test of time and become so stable that we tend to forget Benjamin Franklin’s warning about working to keep our republic.

In the winter of 1773, 29-year-old Dinah Nevil, a woman with Indigenous, African, and European ancestry, arrived in Philadelphia with her young children and made a remarkable claim — one that set her ...

Cemeteries boast new flowers from visitors, descendants of families. By Samantha Harms Fort Cavazos Command Information Chief ; Jun 1, 2025 Jun 1, 2025 Updated 21 hrs ago; ...

I really ought to buy some art, I told myself recently. I can’t recall what prompted the thought. Perhaps I was looking for ...

For Juneteenth, here's our growing database of African American burial grounds in New Jersey — and what they mean to us today ...

Descendants of 31 of the people involved in the violent protests against the closure of a monastery 500 years ago are being sought by English Heritage. Today, Wednesday 4 June, ...

Aisha Francis, president of Benjamin Franklin Cummings Tech, which has created a combination apprenticeship and degree program. “I don't think we should continue to force youth to make a choice ...