The US Capitol Building draw inspiration from ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The ideals of democracy first developed in ancient Greece helped inspire the political philosophy that shaped the ...

In those days, though, the Jersey Devil was known as the “Leeds Devil,” stemming from perhaps the best-known of the origin ...

Elon Musk, the world's first trillionaire, eschews traditional business gurus, drawing wisdom from history and biographies of innovators. His approach, exemplified by SpaceX and Tesla, emphasizes long ...

But Franklin’s ingenuity showed most clearly in his invention, or rather recurrent reinvention, of himself. In the course of his life, Franklin devised dozens of authorial personas in print, which ...

Benjamin Franklin understood something fundamental about money that still shapes modern economies: Money only works when people believe it is real. In the early 18th century, the British colonies ...

We live amid infinite tabs, rapid cycles, and an economy that prizes speed. Against this backdrop, Benjamin Franklin’s line, “Energy and persistence conquer all things,” feels surprisingly modern.

When Benjamin Franklin was 17 years old, he did that most American of activities: He ran away from home. More precisely, Franklin fled an apprenticeship in Boston and made his way to Philadelphia, the ...

“USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. Before he became a patriot and ...

Selby Kiffer, international senior specialist for books and manuscripts at Sotheby's, selected special items from the Jay T. Snider collection of Benjamin Franklin for Philadelphia audiences. (Maiken ...

The trove of books, broadsides, letters, and manuscripts is valued at $3 million to $4.5 million. Joseph Siffred Duplessis, Benjamin Franklin. Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian ...

Arguably the most impressive hitter under contract with the Boston Red Sox this season is a 20-year-old who hasn't made his major league debut. Franklin Arias, who some outlets consider to be the Red ...

TORONTO (AP) — Defender Kobe Franklin scored his first career goal in the 88th minute to rally Toronto FC to a 3-3 draw with Austin FC on Saturday. Toronto (3-2-3) upped its unbeaten run to six on the ...