Extras
Benjamin Franklin helps craft the Declaration of Independence and wins French support.
After success as a Philadelphia printer Benjamin Franklin earns worldwide fame in science.
Filmmakers and special guests explore Franklin's writing in this virtual event series.
Filmmakers and special guests explore Franklin's writing in this virtual event series.
Filmmakers and special guests explore Franklin's writing in this virtual event series.
Ken Burns speaks with Mandy Patinkin and Michael Douglas.
Franklin鈥檚 popular "Poor Richard鈥檚 Almanack" offered an enduring brand of American humor.
A month after the end of the battle, Franklin finally got the news from Yorktown.
Late in life, Franklin petitioned Congress to end slavery in the United States.
As impasse threatened the Constitutional Convention, Franklin appealed for Compromise.