George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

However, with training and time, John was able to refine his skills. As a member of the Federalist Party, Adams decided to run for the presidency. He lost and became Vice-president to George ...

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George Washington ... under fire," John Adams nominated Washington to be commander of ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in ... incoming Vice President John Adams led Washington onto a balcony, where he was officially sworn in as the nation's first ...

In 1776, as George Washington was leading the Continental ... Writing about the debacle to his wife Abigail, John Adams observed, "Our misfortunes in Canada are enough to melt a heart of stone.

John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, in Braintree, Massachusetts. His father, a farmer and deacon, hoped that Adams would enter the clergy, but his Harvard professors thought his propensity ...

Every Tennessean and American should be horrified by a provision in Governor Bill Lee’s proposed bill that would criminalize elected lawmakers for how they vote on immigration policy. This is a ...

On March 4, 1801, John Adams rose before dawn. It was his last day as president, and he was leaving Washington in defeat. Adams had no intention of staying for the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson ...