William Franklin doesn't feature into much of Here, but his story does seem to be fairly accurate to the events of real life. Eventually forced to abandon his mansion, ...

Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, c. 1816, ... For instance, several depict Franklin's son as a boy, even though William Franklin would have been 21 at the time.

But to William Franklin, his only surviving son, he was simply “father.” The two men had an exceptionally close bond, and Benjamin affectionately shepherded his son’s budding career.

In the fall of 1777, after six months of solitary confinement in the squalid Litchfield Jail, William Franklin wrote to Gov. John Trumbull, seeking relief from the hellish price of his Royal allegi… ...

In the fall of 1777, after six months of solitary confinement in the squalid Litchfield Jail, William Franklin wrote to Gov. John Trumbull, seeking relief from the hellish price of his Royal allegi… ...

Prince William Reacts to 10-Year-Old's Drawing of His Royal Look (Beard, Hairline and All!) The Prince of Wales went to see the Mercian Regiment at their base on Dec. 10. By. Simon Perry.

On the Fourth of July 1776, Benjamin Franklin was in Philadelphia, having helped to draft the Declaration of Independence, while his son, the governor of New Jersey, was under arrest in ...

On June 15, on a stormy Philadelphia night, Franklin and his son sent a kite, ... William Franklin was at least twenty-one at the time, ... the pointed Wire will draw the Electric Fire from them, ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — As William Franklin loaded a shelf into his car outside a Home Depot, his wife, Linda, stood by the open trunk to make sure their shopping cart did not roll away. Then, he ...

William Franklin, 77, shown being greeted by family members upon his release Tuesday, was convicted in the 1976 slaying of Joseph Hollis in a poolroom in Philadelphia's Brewerytown neighborhood.

While William Franklin says he's innocent, the Philadelphia District Attorney's office is not convinced. The 77-year-old was released from prison on March 5 and has been home with his children, ...

Dyymond Whipper-Young (upper left), adds the color to her world-record-breaking drawing at the Franklin Institute, with the help of her nieces, Makenzie Ritter, 11, and Emerald Whipper, 4. (Emma ...