Benjamin Franklin had an exceptionally close bond with his son—until the American Revolution pitted them against each other. Benjamin Franklin and his son William demonstrate the electrical ...

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And thematically, it captures the essence of the American Revolution—the struggle for freedom, and faith in a better life independent from tyranny. Rather than depict Benjamin Franklin’s life ...

Ken Burns’ The American Revolution debuts on PBS Nov. 16. A tie-in book, The American Revolution: An Intimate History by ...

Benjamin Franklin, the oldest of America's Founding Fathers, was also arguably the most important in securing American independence ... would not have won the Revolution." Franklin, by virtue ...

American colonists who aligned with the British lost their lands, their reputations and sometimes even their lives ...

brings Benjamin Franklin to life as the founding father journeys to France in 1776 to sway the country into supporting the United States’ efforts in the American Revolution. “The Congress has ...

Temple Franklin — played by Noah Jupe — in his efforts to champion the American Revolution. Michael Douglas plays Benjamin Franklin in the new series "Franklin" on AppleTV+. Apple TV "The ...

The eight-episode Apple TV+ series, which premieres April 12, focuses on Benjamin Franklin's time in France amid the American Revolution. Franklin and his grandson, William Temple Franklin (played ...

“The Autobiography of Benjamin ... Revolution. He has no intention of disabusing anyone about his kite-flying experiments. Or of sparing anyone his beseechments and bromides. A good thing for ...

Benjamin Franklin is a documentary film directed ... In Paris, he wins French support for the American Revolution then negotiates a peace treaty with Britain. He spends his last years in the ...