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.

That famous description of George Washington by his friend and ... appointed him commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. John Adams championed him for the position, and Abigail Adams described ...

October 19: John Adams is born in Braintree, Massachusetts, to Deacon John Adams and Susanna Boylston Adams. He is the eldest of three boys. November 11: Abigail Smith, the second of four ...

The American Village in Montevallo is set to celebrate George Washington's 293rd birthday with a day of family fun and ...