Benjamin Franklin

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244-year-old Philly newspaper, found at New Jersey Goodwill, headed to Old City

244-year-old Philadelphia newspaper discovered at New Jersey Goodwill store

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The Franklin Institute made a Ben Franklin computer game, and you've got to try it

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Cavaliers fan slams Philly history with I-95 billboards warning LeBron James

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One opening introduces two new restaurants in Old City this week

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Wish Benjamin Franklin a happy birthday to get a drink for cheap

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A ranking of Philadelphia's top 5 people named Ben

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Here are the buildings that once towered over all of Philadelphia

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Ben Franklin is airline’s first American ‘tailfin hero’

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Franklin Square: Philly's forgotten park morphs into modern attraction

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Rittenhouse Square: Philly's prestigious park

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Bon Jovi visits Benjamin Franklin gravesite day after anniversary of founder's death

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Ralph Archbold, Philly's famous Benjamin Franklin impersonator, dies at 75

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Old City to celebrate Ben Franklin's legacy on 311th birthday

Some Yale students not cool with Ben Franklin's name on residential college

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Penn, Bon Jovi, Eagles help to save Ben Franklin's gravesite damaged by pennies

All about the Benjamin: Tour guide channels millennial Franklin

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Ben Franklin was joking when he suggested Daylight Saving Time

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Five Philadelphia icons to channel this Halloween

A séance with Ben Franklin

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Celebrate Ben Franklin's birthday with a toast

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