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Benjamin Franklin

London, England

Benjamin Franklin House

One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.

Franklin Public Library, front entrance.

Franklin, Massachusetts

Franklin Public Library

America's first public lending library began with a gift from Benjamin Franklin.

John Bartram's garden house.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bartram's Garden

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

It's stamp inception! The 1972 Stamp Collecting Stamp issued by USPS.

Why Stamp Collectors Hated a 1972 Stamp Designed Just for Them

The “Stamp Collecting Stamp,” issued by USPS, got terrible reviews.

Cara Giaimo April 17, 2017

The Eccentric Father of Early American Taxidermy Practiced on Ben Franklin's Cat

Charles Willson Peale befriended the founding fathers and started the first U.S. natural history museum, among other accomplishments.

Elaine Howley June 13, 2016

The Ben Franklin Statue In Boston Just Took a Bad Fall

It's getting on in years.

Erik Shilling May 16, 2016

Franklin flies his fateful kite–while angels that look suspiciously his younger self repeat some of his earlier electrical experiments in the background.

Shocking Scenes From Benjamin Franklin's Experimental Electricity Parties

Cara Giaimo January 6, 2016

Exploring America's Largest Collection of Early Tavern Signs

Luke Spencer April 22, 2015