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Benjamin Franklin
Who Said 'Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God'?
Written by:
David Emery
Apr 9, 2023
The quote has been ascribed to both Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. It's possible that n ...
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Is Walt Disney Replacing Ben Franklin on the $100 Bill?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan 24, 2023
According to a report, the bill change was happening "in celebration of the 100th anniversary of ...
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Did Ben Franklin Say 'A Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned'?
Written by:
David Emery
Dec 27, 2022
Versions of what is probably Benjamin Franklin's most famous saying were in print years before h ...
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Were Human Remains Found in Ben Franklin's London Home?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec 25, 2022
It's not for the reason you might be thinking.
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Did Benjamin Franklin Want a Turkey, Not a Bald Eagle, on USA's Great Seal?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Dec 23, 2022
The bald eagle "is a bird of bad moral character," the Founding Father once wrote.
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Did Ben Franklin Pen the Famous 'Death and Taxes' Quote?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jul 20, 2022
The quote about nothing being certain in life other than death and taxes has recently been attac ...
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Did Ben Franklin Write About Freedom of Thought and Speech?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 19, 2022
A quote-meme was shared on Facebook that claimed Franklin once talked about the importance of "f ...
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Did Ben Franklin Say 'Beer Is Proof that God Loves Us and Wants Us To Be Happy'?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
Apr 11, 2022
The passage about God, beer, and being happy has for years appeared in internet memes, on bar si ...
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Did Ben Franklin Leave $2,000 Each to Boston and Philadelphia?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Sep 10, 2021
The inventor clearly had a lot of faith in the future of the U.S.
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Yellow Gadsden Flag Carries a Long and Shifting History
Written by:
The Conversation
Jan 8, 2021
Often, people use a flag not because of what is explicitly displayed, but because of what the pe ...
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Founders: Removal from Office Is Not the Only Purpose of Impeachment
Written by:
The Conversation
Oct 2, 2019
The Founders explained that impeachment was intended to have many important purposes, not just r ...
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Benjamin Franklin Said to 'Question Authority'?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
May 22, 2016
We were unable to locate any evidence that Benjamin Franklin ever said it was the first responsi ...
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Michele Bachmann: 'This country could use a president like Benjamin Franklin again'
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 8, 2014
During a Fox News interview, did Michele Bachmann say the U.S. could 'use a President like Benja ...
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The Origins of Daylight Saving Time
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Apr 3, 2005
Why do we fiddle with moving our clocks forward and back one hour twice a year?
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