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5 days ago · John Adams (born October 30 [October 19, Old Style], 1735, Braintree [now in Quincy], Massachusetts [U.S.]—died July 4, 1826, Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.) was an early advocate of American independence from Great Britain, a major figure in the Continental Congress (1774–77), the author of the Massachusetts constitution (1780), a signer of the Treaty of Paris (1783), the first American ...
- John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams entered the world at the same time that...
- Continental Congress
In the summer of 1774, Adams was elected to the...
- Thomas Jefferson
In 1768 he made two important decisions: first, to build his...
- Political Philosophy
The result was a massive and motley three-volume collection...
- Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams (born November 22 [November 11, Old Style],...
- Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams (born September 27 [September 16, Old Style],...
- John Quincy Adams
4 days ago · In September 1775, Captain Wallace, who commanded the British fleet of 10 ships in Newport Harbor, raised the suspicions of the townspeople, that he intended to remove livestock from the south part of Aquidneck Island. That night, several people went down to that part of the island and removed roughly 50 head of cattle and 1,000 sheep.
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2 days ago · 2 Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre started on March 5, 1770, and was a battle between the British soldiers and the colonists. It began when the British government wanted to exercise excess control of the colonies and increase taxes simultaneously, which agitated the colonists.
6 days ago · The Curse of the Bambino was a superstitious sports curse in Major League Baseball (MLB) derived from the 86-year championship drought of the Boston Red Sox between 1918 and 2004. The superstition was named after Babe Ruth, colloquially known as "The Bambino", who played for the Red Sox until he was sold to the New York Yankees in 1920. [1]
5 days ago · 25–28 June 1941. Szczuczyn. Polish nationalists. 300 Jews. Pogrom halted after intervention by German army in favor of the Jews. Additional 100 Jews killed in July by Poles. The Jews were subsequently murdered by the Germans. 1941 Białystok massacres. 27 June, 3–4 July, 12–13 July 1941.
2 days ago · The Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux Uprising, the Dakota Uprising, the Sioux Outbreak of 1862, the Dakota Conflict, or Little Crow's War, was an armed conflict between the United States and several eastern bands of Dakota collectively known as the Santee Sioux. It began on August 18, 1862, when the Dakota, who were facing starvation ...
5 days ago · Feature Vignette: Analytics. The Boston Celtics finally know their opponent for the NBA’s 2024 Eastern Conference semifinals series. With the Cleveland Cavaliers emerging victorious in their first round series vs. the Orlando Magic, Boston’s next opponent is locked in. And with that knowledge, the Celtics and their fans can begin to get an ...
