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Vor einem Tag · John Adams, the first vice president (1789–97) and second president (1797–1801) of the United States. He was an early advocate of American independence and a major figure in the Continental Congress. He was regarded as one of the most significant statesmen of the revolutionary era.
- John Adams was an advocate of American independence from Britain, a major figure in the Continental Congress (1774–77), the author of the Massachus...
- Having finished second to George Washington in the first U.S. presidential election in 1789 and serving as Washington’s vice president (1789–97), A...
- John Adams’s family could trace its lineage to the first generation of Puritan settlers in New England and made major contributions to U.S. politic...
- John Adams was born and raised in Braintree (now in Quincy), Massachusetts. The eldest of the three sons of farmer and shoemaker Deacon John Adams,...
Vor 2 Tagen · John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts, the eldest son of John Adams Sr., a farmer and cobbler, and Susanna Boylston Adams. Young John enjoyed a privileged upbringing. His father earned enough to send him to a prep school and then Harvard College, where he excelled, graduating in 1755 at age 20.
Vor 3 Tagen · The story of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams is one of the most captivating and consequential relationships in American history. Friends, rivals, and fellow architects of a new nation, their interactions over half a century tell the tumultuous tale of the United States‘ founding and early growth.
Vor 2 Tagen · John Adams: 2nd President of the United States DocumentaryJohn Adams was a towering figure in American history, with an unwavering dedication to the nation w...
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Vor 3 Stunden · John Adams, the second president of the United States, was born Oct. 30, 1735, and died July 4, 1826. He was 90 years, 247 days. He was 90 years, 247 days. Herbert Hoover
Vor 5 Tagen · Doch John Adams, der später der zweite Präsident der USA wurde, erkannte bemerkenswert hellsichtig die Bedeutung dieser Aktion. Am 17. Dezember 1773 notierte er in sein Tagebuch: "Gestern Abend wurden drei Ladungen Bohea-Tee ins Meer geschüttet. Heute Morgen segelte ein Kriegsschiff los. Dies ist die bisher großartigste Maßnahme ...
Vor einem Tag · Their lives briefly intersected in 1794 when Massachusetts Governor Adams saved Tufts’ life by commuting the thief’s death sentence to life in prison. As Henry’s distant descendant and hearing captivating family lore, author Nathaniel Parry wondered why Adams saved Tufts’ life. Parry’s research into this question forms the basis of ...
