Publishers Weekly5d
John Hancock: First to Sign, First to Invest in America’s Independence
This zippy biography from Randall (The Founders’ Fortunes) resituates John Hancock as the forgotten ... as sole signer of the Declaration of Independence (hence why his name was writ so large).
A debate as old as the country itself: When did the Revolution truly begin?
Was 1775 really the main pivot point in the fight for independence? 1760? 1607? The Founders themselves weren’t sure.
Readers and writers: You say you want (to read about) a revolution?
That’s why Todd Otis’ chapter titled “Lessons Learned” is so interesting. In it he contrasts the ideas of the Revolution with ...
The Delaware Gazette13d
Putting stamp on history
A spirit of independence had ... of all of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, I walked about a mile and a half ...
All That's Interesting on MSN3d
33 Facts That Capture The Strange And Salacious Life Of Benjamin Franklin
It might surprise you to learn that the bespectacled Benjamin Franklin was once quite the womanizer who fathered an ...
The Atlantic29d
Trump’s Own Declaration of Independence
But the president has also asked advisers in recent days about moving the Declaration of Independence into the ... Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Martin Van Buren, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin ...
NBC New York14d
How many copies are there of the Declaration of Independence?
President Donald Trump has hung a copy of the Declaration ... of Independence was first published," according to Harvard. The first copies of the Declaration in 1776 were printed by John Dunlap ...
The Hechinger Report on MSN22d
OPINION: During civic learning week, let’s push for national progress toward a more perfect union
Two hundred and forty-nine years ago, the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence ... is as prominent as John Hancock’s ...
Why some Ohio kids are still mastering the lost art of cursive
The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce recently updated its five-year-old guidance for school districts that want to ...
Politico28d
Gavin Newsom’s declaration of independence
Dianne Feinstein, a close Newsom supporter, blamed him for John Kerry’s defeat that year ... From national defense to energy independence, healthcare, and advanced technology, U.S. chemical ...
The Lima News12d
Why some Ohio kids still master lost art of cursive
Students who can’t read cursive will struggle to read important historical documents, such as the Declaration of Independence ... abandoned cursive, and John Moore, the director of curriculum ...