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The US Air Force Thunderbirds are seen rehearsing their persision flying routine, September 18, 2015 in Forestville, Maryland. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) The United States Air Force is celebrating a major milestone this weekend. Though the country has seen several wars and aircraft flights for more than 100 years, the Air Force as we know it today is only 75 years old. Benjamin Franklin first considered using air balloons for reconnaissance back in 1783. It wasn’t until 1903 that the Wright brothers took the first flight, leading the world into a decade of innovation.Orville (right) and Wilbur (middle) prepare for take off on July 30, 1909.

Benjamin Franklin signed this receipt (top right) in 1756 for his Pennsylvania Gazette, the newspaper he created in the late 1720s. (University Archives / Fox News) Rare items signed by historical figures, including some of American’s Founding Fathers and presidents, are hitting the auction block next week. On Aug.

A clockmaker in his workshop, 1881. (Bildagentur-online / Universal Images Group / Getty Images) According to Prerau, the concept of daylight saving time can be attributed to three people.The first was Benjamin Franklin in the 18th century.

Super Bowl LVI will be full of pomp and circumstance, including a flyover from the Air Force Heritage Flight."In honor of the Air Force's 75th Anniversary year, the service will conduct a first-of-its-kind flyover over SoFi Stadium during the national anthem," The NFL said in a news release. The flight performance is a part of the Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation. The non-profit was founded in December 2010 "with the primary charitable mission of providing Heritage Flights to the public," according to its website. RELATED: Super Bowl Sunday 2022: Everything you need to know about Super Bowl LVIThe foundation holds performances featuring modern fight and attack aircraft. The formation for the Super Bowl will include a P-51 Mustang, A-10C Thunderbolt II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor, and a F-35A Lightning II."Our formations serve as a living memorial to the men and women who have served - or are currently serving - in the U.S.

A US one hundred dollar bill with Benjamin Franklin is seen amongst other bills. (Photo by Richard Levine/Corbis via Getty Images) When Evelyn Topper realized she had lost her wallet, she was distraught.Topper, 80, had bought two drinks from a coffee shop in San Rafael, Calif., last month, but when she got home that day, her wallet was nowhere to be found."In this little wallet was everything," she told local news outlet KNTV.

PHILADELPHIA - Hours before the city's deadline to close a protest encampment on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway residents of the encampment are fighting to stay put.While leaders tell FOX 29 they have filed an injunction to again prevent the city from closing the camp, so-called 'security team members' have begun gathering around the area.The tent encampment has stood on a baseball field on the parkway since June 10 and has grown to an estimated 100 to 150 people.Philadelphia Housing Action — the coalition of groups that organized the encampment — said it was conceived as a form of political protest over city policies toward the homeless and the lack of low-income housing in the city.FOX 29's Steve Keeley has the latest on the

PHILADELPHIA - Hours before the city's deadline to close a protest encampment on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway residents of the encampment are fighting to stay put.While leaders tell FOX 29 they have filed an injunction to again prevent the city from closing the camp, so-called 'security team members' have begun gathering around the area.The tent encampment has stood on a baseball field on the parkway since June 10 and has grown to an estimated 100 to 150 people.Philadelphia Housing Action — the coalition of groups that organized the encampment — said it was conceived as a form of political protest over city policies toward the homeless and the lack of low-income housing in the city.AdvertisementOn Monday, the city issued formal notice that

Benjamin Franklin statue at the Franklin Institute. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - Some of the Delaware Valley's favorite and finest museums announce their reopening days.After having to shutter their doors due to coronavirus, the museums Philadelphia proudly boasts will recommence public hours, stretching their reopening dates from July 8 through September 12 and beyond.Not all of the well-known institutions have opening dates, yet.

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – A Florida AMBER Alert was issued Saturday after a 9-year-old went missing In Fort Walton Beach.