Editor: Memorandum across the centuries to the Honorable Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: After the U.S. Constitution was drafted, you were asked what type of government we would now ...

and the oldest to sign the Constitution at the age of 81. Benjamin Franklin was famously fascinated by electricity. He performed a number of experiments with it, including using it to cook food.

Ever prescient, John Adams rightly predicted that Benjamin Franklin would forever occupy ... and the United States Constitution. Franklin's long European sojourn ended with his return to America ...

Benjamin Franklin helps craft the Declaration of Independence, wins French support for the American Revolution, and works on the U.S. Constitution ... the next two weeks. Sign up to get updates ...

Ever prescient, John Adams rightly predicted that Benjamin Franklin would forever occupy ... and the United States Constitution. Franklin's long European sojourn ended with his return to America ...