Who is on the 100-dollar bill? It's Benjamin Franklin, not a president. Learn why he's on the $100 bill and the history of ...

Principal Brett Umbenhouer warmly welcomed guest speaker Patrick McBride to Liberty-Curtin Elementary School, or as the kids knew him, Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin was one of several ...

Filmmaker David Garrigus visited Central Carolina Community College on Oct. 23 to present three screenings of his new documentary, “The American Constitution,” ahead of its national premier on PBS ...

Humor has a way of transcending time. While historical figures are often remembered for their serious achievements, many of ...

In the summer of 1776, Thomas Jefferson arrived in Philadelphia to help define a new nation — even as his own life embodied ...

Gotham at War,’ a new essay by Mike Wallace, takes on special significance ahead of the mayoral election that could be won by ...

They couldn’t have known the film’s dreamlike, mist-filled forest — rendered in soft washes of color, so different from ...

Eyeglasses sit on millions of noses every single day, correcting vision and finishing off outfits. Most people don’t think ...

Thanksgiving is now only four weeks away. It's that time of year when people start thinking about putting up Christmas decorations -- or at least stop feeling guilty about not taking last year's down.

Long before the Wright brothers took to the skies at Kitty Hawk, humans had already tasted flight. The story begins not with ...

Benton County celebrates Senator Thomas Hart Benton, and Franklin County honors Benjamin Franklin, weaving together the historical tapestry of our local communities.

Thompson established a school in Munich, Germany in 1790 called the Poor People’s Institute, which provided food for children while they were in school. The first school meals program funded by a ...