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

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

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 ...

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