John Hancock’s flamboyant signature is one of the most recognizable on the Declaration of Independence. As President of the Continental Congress, he was among the first to sign the document.

The Declaration is sometimes championed by right-libertarians and left-liberals alike as a paean to individualism and a refutation of communitarianism of any kind.

A sampling of other Declaration of Independence signers who served in the Continental Congress in York between Sept. 30, 1777, and June 28, 1778.

Still, the signers did not take lightly the throwing off of government. Fortunately, we have two administrations to compare this to — Trump’s and Biden’s. Read the words of the Committee of Five who ...

The Declaration of Independence was signed on August 2, 1776. Many people may assume it was signed on July 4, the day it was officially adopted by Congress, but it took nearly a full month to get ...

There were 56 signers to the Declaration of Independence. The youngest was Edward Rutledge from South Carolina at 26 years old. The oldest was Benjamin Franklin at 70 years old.

It was not immediately clear where the copy came from and when it was installed. “The Nationals Archives delivered the Declaration of Independence to the White House at the President’s request.

Some signed even later. The Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull, 1819. Courtesy Wikimedia 2. John Hancock’s Famous Signature was Likely a Myth ...