Update: the annual honorary Naval laying of the wreath on John Quincy Adams’ tomb to commemorate his 254th birthday — scheduled for Friday, July 9 — has been postponed.No new date has been ...

The church will also host its annual honorary laying of the wreath on John Quincy Adams’ tomb on Friday to commemorate his 254th birthday. Access to the crypt will be restricted, but all are ...

On the Fourth of July in 1826, former U.S. President John Adams died at his family farm in Quincy, Massachusetts. At first glance, John Adams’ death may not seem so unusual, as the retired politician ...

Duke Ellington’s birth certificate, Frederick Douglass’s will, and other documents in the DC archives are in a building that ...

John Adams rose to prominence in 1770, when he defended eight British soldiers who were charged with murder after they fired into a group of Bostonians, killing five and wounding six others.