Founding Fathers Archives

Did Ben Franklin Say ‘Beer Is Proof that God Loves Us and Wants Us To Be Happy’?

The passage about God, beer, and being happy has for years appeared in internet memes,...

Benjamin Franklin Said to ‘Question Authority’?

We were unable to locate any evidence that Benjamin Franklin ever said it was the...

Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation?

George Washington was the first United States president to issue a Thanksgiving proclamation.

John Hancock on His Declaration of Independence Signature

Did John Hancock say this when he signed the Declaration of Independence?