John Adams thought July 2 would be marked as a national holiday for generations to come: “[Independence Day] will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am a ...

As today marks July 4th, it's a fitting time to reflect on a remarkable event in American history that unfolded on this very ...

He wrote to Abigail that "the second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America." The ...

It is an occasion for American citizens to deepen their understanding of their independence and the principles of the republic.

John Adams was a visionary. Who’d have thought — all these years later — that the fledgling nation he helped create would still be going strong and shining bright as the fireworks that will be ...

John Adams, center, the Republican candidate for Virginia attorney general, spoke as he attended one of campaign office kick-off events with Ed Gillespie, left, the GOP nominee for governor, and ...

A July 19 symposium focuses on John Quincy Adams, the namesake of Quincy and Adams County. A desk owned by the nation's sixth ...