Michael Douglas fits the bill as Ben Franklin in “Franklin,” an eight ... He quickly gains celebrity status (his likeness on coins, oil paintings of his visage, the public copying the fur ...

But he was drawn to the subject, thanks in part to the master painter’s similarities to Benjamin Franklin ... because his ...

Ben Franklin — whose electric experiments are most frequently associated with flying a kite in a thunderstorm — built and tested one such high-voltage motor. It wasn’t very powerful ...

But for all of us, today it’s mostly about big business coming to town. The Park Rapids Ben Franklin is one of my favorite stores. I’m a frequent shopper, either for some cool fabric or some ...

Ben Franklin’s famous experiment with the kite and key gave him a better understanding of the nature of electricity. But did that event lead to the lightning rod? When Benjamin Franklin died in ...

The topic before the house, understanding Benjamin Franklin, this week on Think Tank. During his life and for more than a century after his death, no American was more illustrious than Ben Franklin.