Learn all about Benjamin Franklin's work in London.

Learn all about Benjamin Franklin's early life. What was he like as a child? How did it impact him as an adult? Find out now!

As we start to learn all about the Founding Fathers, let's talk about who they were and what it means to be a founder.

When our founders created America, they embraced a lot of new ideas – like liberty, equality, and justice. But who inspired our founders to see the world that way? In this episode, we talk about something called The Enlightenment and the philosophers who changed history.

Abraham Lincoln came after the founding period in American history, but he had a lot in common with our founders. In this episode, we're joined by Jon White, author of the children's book "My Day with Abe Lincoln" to tell us all about him!

There are some threads that go throughout colonial American history – things like liberty and justice. Here are a few to keep in mind!

In this episode, we go over 7 key moments from America's founding you should always remember.

Here are 5 things that happened during America's founding period that didn't get a full episode, but I still want you to know about!

How did Washington, D.C. become our capitol? We hear all about it with an expert from the United States Capitol Historical Society!

Once the Constitution had been ratified, it was time to America to choose its first president. We're joined by Dr. Colleen Shogan – the Archivist of the United States –to hear all about how George Washington was chosen and inaugurated.