As America approaches its 250th birthday, we’re about to hear a lot about the founders. Schools and sites of civic care will revisit the names and lives of George Washington, James Madison, Thomas ...

Below, a look at how five of the nation’s Founders made their livings, how they invested in the revolutionary cause—and what they gained and lost. Franklin was on a diplomatic mission in France in ...

Two hundred fifty years ago, 56 men sat in a room in Philadelphia and voted to declare independence from what at the time was the world's most powerful empire. The men who played the most influential ...