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 ...

If you’re one of the dwindling number who can decipher this type of writing, the National Archives is hoping you have some ...

I have lived in Washington DC for years and still can’t get enough of it. On sunny Saturday morning walks, my pace is casual, ...

This is a service for all Americans – regardless of who is sitting in the front row,” a Washington National Cathedral ...

When President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office inside a tightly packed Capitol Rotunda, he will be surrounded by ...

One function of these addresses is to bring the country together. As one political scientist put it, they brim with 'verbal ...

Donald Trump will be inaugurated on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It’s an occurrence that would’ve seemed doubly implausible in ...

Reading cursive is a superpower,” Suzanne Isaacs, a community manager with the National Archives Catalog in Washington, DC, ...

The National Archives is looking for volunteers to transcribe more than 200 years worth of documents. You can help, even if you can't read cursive.

If you can read cursive, the National Archives would like a word. Or a few million. More than 200 years worth of U.S.

A day after outgoing three-term Gov. Jay Inslee delivered his final State of the State address, Bob Ferguson was sworn in as ...

The South Bend Community School Corp. board passed items that might substantively affect district facilities, hiring and ...