In discovering his own fallibility, Franklin found a keener sense of imagination and a clearer vision for the future. In finding their way to humility, he and George Washington helped make a nation.

Last week, the Museum of American History acquired a letter from George Washington. Although the museum has an impressive collection of Washington artifacts, it only has a handful of letters, says ...

George Washington Was a Master of Deception The Founding Fathers relied on deceit in championing American independence—and that has lessons for the present.

The words of Benjamin Franklin are often invoked nowadays. On Monday, Sept. 17, 1787, at the closing session of the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia, Franklin, a highly respected dele… ...

Object Details Creator Luks, George Benjamin, 1866-1933 Shinn, Everett, 1876-1953 Place of publication, production, or execution No place, unknown, or undetermined Physical Description Letter : 1 p. : ...

It might surprise you to learn that the bespectacled Benjamin Franklin was once quite the womanizer who fathered an ...

Historian Thomas Fleming has a few new names to add to the list of America's most famous playboys, including Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington.

When Benjamin Franklin failed to make Canada the 14th colony Canadians weren’t enticed by the colonists’ noble goals. Why would they want to join now?

Ken Burns’s four-hour documentary, Benjamin Franklin, explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century’s most consequential figures, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of ...

1787 letter from cash-poor George Washington hailed as ‘great discovery’ The man later known as the Father of His Country tried to raise money after the Revolutionary War ended by unloading some of ...

Stacy Schiff, the author of “The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams,” is at work on a book about Benjamin Franklin. The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor.

A letter that was signed by "the men most responsible for the Declaration of Independence" will soon go to auction and is expected to sell for $1 million.