benjamin franklin

Declaration of Independence - What it says and who signed it

The signers of the Declaration of Independence: Their triumphs & sacrifices beyond 1776

Gain insights into the struggles and aspirations of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Get Benjamin Franklin’s advice for better sleep

While Benjamin Franklin may be known for ‘Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise,’ that wasn’t his only insight on the subject of sleep. In the summer of 1786, he wrote this, summing up his advice for better sleep.

Benjamin Franklin’s obituary, details of his death & the epitaph he wrote (1790)

When Founding Father Benjamin Franklin died in 1790, newspapers published an account of Franklin’s last illness and death, his obituary, and even the epitaph he wrote for himself.