Teddy Roosevelt on Lincoln’s (and his daughter’s) Birthday (video)
February 12 – Theodore Roosevelt celebrates the birth of two very different influences: Abraham Lincoln and his daughter Alice.
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January 27 – John Marshall becomes Chief Justice (video)
Chief Justice John Marshall is confirmed by the United States Senate. More from John Adams.
Keep on reading...January 15 – Adams meets the Sons of Liberty (video)
January 15 – John Adams meets the Sons of LibertyJanuary 15 – John Adams meets the Sons of Liberty Adams is invited to attend a meeting of one of the more infamous groups in Boston during the 1700s: the Sons of Liberty. More from John Adams: play “I was invited by Crafts and Trott, to go and […]
Keep on reading...January 1 – first New Years at the White House (video)
October 2 – John Adams on Samuel Adams(& not the Beer) January 1 – First New Year’s Day at the White House Journals of the Continental Congress, November 7, 1777Imagine having to host a housewarming – where the house is not warm, or even completely a house. Welcome to John and Abigail Adams’ New Year’s Day […]
Keep on reading...Christmas Day (video)
December 25:Christmas Day On December 25th – -The Molasses Act came into effect. (1733) -George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River. (1776) -Andrew Johnson granted unconditional pardons to Confederacy veterans. (1868) But come on, it’s Christmas! Here’s a little gift for you – John Adams and Theodore Roosevelt talk about their Christmas traditions. Christmas Day, […]
Keep on reading...December 11 – an (eventual) end to Quasi-war with France (video)
October 2 – John Adams on Samuel Adams(& not the Beer) December 11- An (eventual) end to war with France John Adams’ presidency was marked by two unwanted difficulties: the rising and crystallizing of political parties, and an undeclared war with France. The latter was made much more difficult by the former.More from John Adams: play […]
Keep on reading...November 27- Adams sent to France (video)
October 2 – John Adams on Samuel Adams(& not the Beer) November 27 – John Adams sent to France(for the first time) “Ordered, that Mr. Samuel Adams, and Mr. J Adams, have leave of absence to visit their families… Journals of the Continental Congress, November 7, 1777John Adams had been working as a delegate to the […]
Keep on reading...November 13 – Adams (begrudgingly) returns to France (video)
October 2 – John Adams on Samuel Adams(& not the Beer) November 13 – John Adams Returns to France(Reluctantly) “I have just sent Mr. Thaxter, Johnny and Stephens with the Things on Board. I shall go with Charles at four O Clock. It is now three.” to Abigail Adams, November 13, 1779John Adams was on a […]
Keep on reading...October 30 – Happy Birthday John Adams! (video)
“The Day of the Month reminds me of my Birth day, which will be on the 30th. I was born Octr. 19. 1735. Thirty Seven Years, more than half the Life of Man, are run out.—What an Atom, an Animalcule I am!” Diary, October 19, 1772 Birthdays were not celebrated the way we currently do. […]
Keep on reading...October 2 – John Adams on Samuel Adams (video)
October 2 – John Adams on Samuel Adams(& not the Beer) October 2 – John Adams on Samuel Adams(& not the Beer) “Without the character of Samuel Adams the true history of the American Revolution can never be written;” to William Tudor, Sr., June 17, 1817John and Samuel Adams were nearly thirteen years apart, and second […]
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