300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
President George W. Bush thanks Ralph Archbold (AKA Benjamin Franklin) during a celebration of the 300th birthday of Benjamin Franklin at the White House on March 23, 2006. Mr. Archbold is the nations leading Benjamin Franklin impersonator..(UPI Photo/Evan F. Sisley/Pool)
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The U.S. Federal Reserve said Wednesday the new $100 bill, due to begin circulation in October, will be much harder to counterfeit than the current version.
A Philadelphia woman has pleaded guilty to stealing a $3 million bust of Benjamin Franklin from a Bryn Mawr, Pa., home she was cleaning.
UPI Almanac for Wednesday, April 17, 2013.
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The Chicago River has been dyed green as part of St. Patrick's Day celebrations across the country, organizers said.
Data shows lower cardiovascular risk with Firmagon, a hormonal therapy for prostate cancer, compared with other prostate treatments, European researchers say.
A survey of the Census Bureau's geographic database found George Washington has the most places named after him in the United States, officials said.
Investigators in Philadelphia are trying to find out who put a loaded handgun into a 7-year-old boy's backpack.
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