QUINCY — At a celebration to honor the 285th birthday of John Adams, the city's most famous statesman, Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch joked about the similarities between this year's presidential election ...
On July 16, 1790, then-President George Washington signed the Residence Act, which established that a capital city would be built along the Potomac River, said the website of the Library of Congress.
In the months since Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, we've watched a barrage of efforts to reverse the result — President Donald Trump launched rants, recounts, lawsuits, threats and now ...
Jeff Frenkiewich is a teacher at Milford Middle School and adjunct professor of education at UNH. His views are his own and do not represent Milford School District or the University of New Hampshire.
John Adams, the nation’s first vice president, called it “the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived.” In 1796, with George Washington’s endorsement, Adams narrowly ...
From the Constitution to the emergence of parties, 1787-1796: Thomas Jefferson (1796) -- Thomas Pinckney (1796) -- 1800: "Revolution in principles": John Adams (1800 ...
Picture a fiery Massachusetts lawyer risking his career to defend British soldiers after the Boston Massacre, and drafting the Declaration of Independence just six years later. That was John Adams: a ...
Jessica Primus, a spunky 8-year-old with apple cheeks and almond-shaped brown eyes, ran into the kitchen as soon as her mom walked through the door. “Mom, we’ve got to talk.” Eve Brensike Primus, a ...
QUINCY — At a celebration to honor the 285th birthday of John Adams, who was the city's most famous statesman, Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch joked about the similarities between this year's presidential ...