The True Story Behind Ben Franklin's Lightning Kite Experiment On June 10, 1752, Benjamin Franklin proved the relationship between lightning and electricity by flying a kite during a rainstorm and collecting ambient electrical charge in a Leyden jar.
How the Bald Eagle Became America's National Symbol The bald eagle's status as a national symbol goes all the way back to its 1782 appearance on the United States Great Seal. The Continental Congress tasked Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams with designing the new nation's official seal shortly...
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address President Abraham Lincoln delivers one of the most iconic addresses in American history on November 19, 1863, at the opening of a military cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War. Lincoln skillfully and movingly told a war-weary public in fewer...
6 Health Benefits of Coffee 6 Health Benefits of Coffee Billions of people around the world depend on coffee to get their day started. A cup of coffee can help you get out of a mid-afternoon slump or sharpen your focus before a long study session. However, a...
