Learn about Benjamin Franklin's youth, his "Poor Richard's Almanack," and his revolutionary work in printing, electricity, and politics, including his part in signing the Declaration of Independence and drafting the Constitution.

Discover Thomas Jefferson's contributions to the movement for American independence and the impact of his pioneering political career. Learn about his relationships with his wife Martha and slave Sally Hemings.

Learn about the life of Crispus Attucks, a runaway slave and stevedore who, as the first man killed during the Boston Massacre, became the first martyr of the American Revolution, later inspiring the abolitionist cause.

Naomi Ekperigin explores the life of America's first known serial killer, H.H. Holmes, and his infamous "murder hotel" in Chicago.