Benjamin Franklin and his future wife, Deborah Read first saw each other in 1723 on his arrival in Philadelphia, when they were only teenagers. By then, the Read family was well established in the ...

Surprising Fact About Benjamin Franklin: He Published A Lot Of Obscene Writing Despite his studious reputation, Franklin did not shy away from the salacious. He once wrote a letter titled ...

"If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten," he said in "Poor Richard's Almanack," "either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing." Benjamin Franklin ...