Franklin Pierce, the only president from New Hampshire, is considered one of America’s worst presidents due to his support of slavery and poor leadership. He withdrew from politics due to family tragedies but served in the Mexican-American War. He won the presidency in 1852 but was disliked by both Southern and Northern Democrats and was […]
Benjamin Franklin left £2,000 to Boston and Philadelphia in his will, with the condition that they wait 100 years for part of the money, and then another 100 years for the rest. In 1990, the remainder of the bequest was worth $6.5 million, which was given to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia and the Benjamin […]
Benjamin Franklin was a multi-talented Founding Father of the US, born in Boston in 1706. He was an inventor, philosopher, writer, statesman, economist, and musician. He worked as a printer and created the alias Silence Dogood to write for his brother’s newspaper. He proved that lightning was electricity and invented the lightning rod. Franklin secured […]
