No, what made that document especially problematic, to borrow from John Adams, was that it provided for “a monarchical ...

However, with training and time, John was able to refine his skills. As a member of the Federalist Party, Adams decided to run for the presidency. He lost and became Vice-president to George ...

By 1789 France was broke ... acting as an executive branch and remaining in power throughout much of John Adams presidency. Four years later, Napoleon Bonaparte and his army overthrew the ...

American astronomy thrives today largely because of the underpinnings achieved by John Quincy Adams in his far-reaching ...

John and Abigail Adams wrote over a thousand letters to each other. They had plenty to tell one another during the months (sometimes years) that John was away from home helping found a new nation.

George Washington issued his Thanksgiving Proclamation in 1789. His successor, John Adams, recommended a day of fasting, humility and prayer. But what about the Founding Mothers? We’ve all heard ...

In 1789, President George Washington asked Jefferson ... but held on until July 4 when he breathed his last, just hours before John Adams did the same in Massachusetts.

John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, in Braintree, Massachusetts. His father, a farmer and deacon, hoped that Adams would enter the clergy, but his Harvard professors thought his propensity ...