The 8’ x 10‘ oil painting was made in Ohio by Archibald McNeal Willard (1836-1918) for our country’s 100th year anniversary.

Though John Adams was old and ill when he died, the curious timing of his demise sparked countless unusual theories.

John Adams thought July 2 would be marked as a national holiday for generations to come: “[Independence Day] will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am a ...

This coming Friday will mark the 249th birthday of our nation, and as has been the theme for so many years past, it will be filled with many celebrations, marked by parades, patriotic music, and ...

He wrote to Abigail that "the second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America." The ...

United States observes its Independence Day on July 4. The Declaration of Independence was adopted on this day in 1776.

The Adams family’s commitment to these principles did not end with John Adams. His son, John Quincy Adams, carried his father’s torch into an era marked by one of our nation’s most painful ...

Thursday’s Google Doodle featured an illustration of Hank Adams, a nationally celebrated historian and strategist who fought for the rights of Native Americans in the Northwest and beyond.

The story of “Founding frenemies” Thomas Jefferson and John Adams illustrates the perils of allowing politics to supplant friendship and provides an important solution: taking political ...

Opening night of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2014 production of The Death of Klinghoffer was met by a phalanx of protesters ready for a fight. The opera, by the American composer John Adams ...

John Adams, 30 Oct 1735 - 4 Jul 1826 Exhibition Label Of all the Founding Fathers, John Adams was perhaps the most intellectual and accomplished. He helped craft the argument supporting the ...

Yankee Doodle was a song played by the British to insult our troops. Share this: Click to share on Facebook ... John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston.