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5 days ago · John Adams - Continental Congress & Constitution: In the summer of 1774, Adams was elected to the Massachusetts delegation that joined the representatives from 12 of 13 colonies in Philadelphia at the First Continental Congress.
2 days ago · John Adams - Vice Presidency, Election & Presidency: Soon after his return to the United States, Adams found himself on the ballot in the presidential election of 1789. Washington was the unanimous selection of all electors, while Adams finished second, signaling that his standing as a leading member of the revolutionary generation was ...
5 days ago · John Adams - Founding Father, Patriot, Diplomat: Because he was the official embodiment of American independence from the British Empire, Adams was largely ignored and relegated to the periphery of the court during his nearly three years in London.
23 hours ago · John Adams, a remarkable political philosopher, served as the second President of the United States (1797-1801), after serving as the first Vice President under George Washington. Adams played a crucial role in the early years of the United States, helping to shape the nation's government and policies. Adams was known for his strong belief in ...
1 day ago · “July 4, 1826 — Remembering Thomas Jefferson and John Adams” Another president, James Monroe, also died on July 4, in 1831, at age 73. The fifth president of the United States did not sign the Declaration of Independence, but Monroe did serve in the Revolutionary War, and, in fact, was injured in the Battle of Trenton.
1 day ago · John Adams, the second President of the United States, breathed his last at his Quincy, Massachusetts home at an advanced age of 90. Though his health had declined later in liefe, his passing came ...
1 day ago · John Quincy Adams ( / ˈkwɪnzi / ⓘ; [a] July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, politician, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States secretary of state from 1817 to 1825.
1 day ago · John Adams the mini-series came out last year [2008], but I just began watching it yesterday. The first two episodes are excellent. What a great way to spend part of July 4. Paul Giamatti’s performance hooked me: I have a renewed appreciation for John Adams’s brilliance, determination, and integrity. I also have an enlarged appreciation for ...
2 days ago · The music of John Adams needs exactly the bright brio Marin Alsop commands. Inspired by the city of Los Angeles, both its cultural and social history, City Noir is an imagined film score (perhaps in the tradition, therefore, of another composer-inhabitant of LA, one Arnold Schoenberg and his Op. 34, the Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspeilszene (Accoompanimental Music to a Film Scene).
1 day ago · On Independence Day 1826, Founding Father Thomas Jefferson died at the age of 83 after suffering from a variety of ailments — and hours later, John Adams died, too. Former American president Thomas Jefferson suffered from a range of painful health issues until he finally died on July 4, 1826 at the age of 83.
