but documents like the Declaration of Independence help give us better context. However, one signature in particular has caused some confusion. John Hancock signed his name abnormally large ...

A rare broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence is heading to auction at Sotheby’s, where it’s expected to fetch ...

Today, many of our communications are written digitally, but handwriting still has an important place in our lives. The earliest-known writing dates back to around 3500 - 3100 BC in Mesopotamia, ...

Guelzo, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence is a remarkable story ... and beautiful handwriting signed so boldly by John Hancock. Guelzo: What we celebrate on the 4th of July is ...

On July 4, only John Hancock, the president of the Continental ... Congress refrained from publishing the Declaration of Independence with a list of the signers until six months later when America ...

A copy of the Declaration of Independence known as the July 1776 Essex Broadside will go ... The haste of the moment led to ...

A rare printing of the Declaration of Independence, known as the Essex Broadside, could hammer down for $4 million during a ...

In case you are unfamiliar with this expression, it refers to John Hancock’s signature on the Declaration of Independence; he both signed the Declaration first and largest of any who added their ...

Sotheby's is offering a rare 1776 broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence, with a high estimate of $4 million.

Jan. 23, is the birthday of John Hancock — the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence — and in a nod to his place in history, it’s also National Handwriting Day. In 2010, a ...