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Benjamin Franklin
November 8, 2026
Benjamin Lay: The Quaker Who Attacked Slavery With a Sword, Fake Blood, and Absolutely No Subtlety
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October 29, 2026
Benjamin Franklin’s Glass Armonica: The Musical Instrument That Could Drive You Mad (According to People Who Were Probably Mad)
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September 5, 2026
Benjamin Franklin’s Rules for Making Oneself a Disagreeable Companion
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August 13, 2026
Benjamin Franklin’s Rules for How to Lose a Great Empire in 20 Easy Steps
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August 7, 2026
Rattlesnakes for Felons: Benjamin Franklin’s Plan to Repay Britain
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June 2, 2026
How the Constitutional Convention Barely Survived the Summer of 1787
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March 23, 2026
Thomas Jefferson’s Writing Desk: The Surprising Story of the Desk That Drafted the Declaration of Independence
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March 7, 2026
Franz Anton Mesmer: The Doctor Who “Mesmerized” Europe With Animal Magnetism
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February 19, 2026
“Fart Proudly”: The Hilarious Enlightenment Satire by Benjamin Franklin
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January 31, 2025
Benjamin Franklin, the Fishy Vegetarian: When Principles Meet a Frying Pan
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January 30, 2025
Benjamin Franklin Reflects On a Life Worth Editing But Not Regretting
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December 4, 2024
The Benjamin Franklin Will: Bold Gambles and a Manifesto of Hope
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July 11, 2024
Benjamin Franklin’s Advice On Living and Writing
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July 5, 2024
The Salem Witch Trials and Its Surprising Influential Witness: Bathshua Pope
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July 5, 2022
How Much Do You Know About the Declaration of Independence?
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