Franklin owned and ran the Pennsylvania Gazette, a Philadelphia-based newspaper that featured the “Join, or Die” cartoon on May 9, 1754. His ability to disseminate powerful messages helped ...

The “Join or Die” cartoon also wasn’t the first political cartoon he had published; Franklin had done another cartoon for a pamphlet in 1747. A severed snake image, ...

Has animation turned GWAR's Oderus Urungus soft? That's the basis behind a new 'Funny or Die' "GWARtoon" created by animators Myke Chillian and Tommy Meehan that has just surfaced via the comedy ...

Just sold: Rare 18th century newspaper featured Benjamin Franklin’s ‘Join, or Die’ cartoon. By Danielle Arnet, Tribune Content Agency . Aug. 10, 2018 2:21 AM PT .

“Join, or Die” is a political cartoon showing a snake broken into eight pieces, which is attributed to Franklin and was first seen in his Pennsylvania Gazette newspaper in 1754. One of two known ...

Franklin used the cartoon in the masthead of The Pennsylvania Journal during portions of 1774 and 1775, switching the phrase to "Unite or Die," according to the auction house.

It’s a “do or die” day for President Joe Biden as he wraps the summit of NATO leaders in Washington and prepares for a rare, solo press conference Thursday evening, according to experts.

PHILADELPHIA — A copy of the “Join or Die” political cartoon that appeared in Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette newspaper in 1754 is up for auction. Skip to Content.