Principal Brett Umbenhouer warmly welcomed guest speaker Patrick McBride to Liberty-Curtin Elementary School, or as the kids knew him, Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin was one of several ...

Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends Sunday, November 2, and clocks will fall back one hour. Subsequently, 4 p.m. sunsets begin ...

Humor has a way of transcending time. While historical figures are often remembered for their serious achievements, many of ...

It wasn't the farmers who wanted daylight saving time, and Benjamin Franklin did not invent it. Ten facts to know the time change.

Franklin, whose famous inventions included the lightning rod and bifocal glasses, reportedly suggested back in 1784 that ...

MIT’s emphasis on invention and entrepreneurship drives breakthroughs ... and law — embodying founder Benjamin Franklin’s vision of practical knowledge for societal progress. A Broader Academic ...

Eyeglasses sit on millions of noses every single day, correcting vision and finishing off outfits. Most people don’t think ...

They couldn’t have known the film’s dreamlike, mist-filled forest — rendered in soft washes of color, so different from ...

As Sam Adams remarked on the occasion of the Battle of Lexington in 1775, so we can say today: “What a glorious morning for ...

Thanksgiving is now only four weeks away. It's that time of year when people start thinking about putting up Christmas decorations -- or at least stop feeling guilty about not taking last year's down.

Ice cream, a beloved treat enjoyed by many, has a rich and fascinating history that dates back thousands of years. From ...

Thompson established a school in Munich, Germany in 1790 called the Poor People’s Institute, which provided food for children while they were in school. The first school meals program funded by a ...