Ever prescient, John Adams rightly predicted that Benjamin Franklin would forever occupy ... of course, the lightning rod. Later, while in France, he pioneered the idea of daylight saving time ...

Christopher Leaman Benjamin Franklin was, in his own words ... The inventor of the Franklin wood-burning stove, the lightning rod, bifocal glasses, a chair that converted into a stepladder ...

Pope Francis, who died on April 21 at the age of 88, visited the United States just once, nearly 10 years ago, in September ...

In the pantheon of New England-born patriots, no two men stood higher than Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. And in the New ...

Recently, the Franklin Lightning announced their schedule for the 2025 season. The Lightning will play two nonleague games — their season-opener at home against David Douglas on Sept.

His electric speed was enticing, but his lack of defensive responsibility and penchant for turnovers made him a lightning rod. This season, however, it started to come together for the 26-year-old ...

but their height and voluminous crowns act as natural lightning rods, attracting strikes that damage foes and boost their competitive advantage in the dense jungle. The finding, reported March 26 ...

SACRAMENTO, California — President Donald Trump has chosen a California Republican state lawmaker who helped prosecute the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attacks and elevated his profile ...

The meaning and application of empathy instantly became a new political lighting rod. The humanities (including religion, philosophy, and history) focus on the interpretation and understanding of ...

The trees may have even evolved to act as lightning rods. Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study ...