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 ...

They died on the same day: The Fourth of July, 1826 – 50 years to the day after the Declaration. Historians say that Adams’ final words were: “Thomas Jefferson survives,” as if consoling himself with ...

Adams, accompanied by his sons, John Quincy, age 12 (fellow future president), and Charles, 9, departed from Boston in November to set sail for Europe aboard French frigate Sensible.

There is currently no memorial to John Adams, John Quincy Adams and their family in Washington. ... At 11 years of age, he began accompanying his father on diplomatic missions to Europe, ...

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

In 1788, when John Adams returned from Europe to a hero's welcome, he came home to limitless possibilities. The presidency would belong to George Washignton, of course, ...

After the pianist, Vikingur Olafsson, asked for a concerto over beers, the composer, John Adams, wrote “After the Fall,” which will now travel the world. By Joshua Barone The composer John ...

Every few years, organizations like Siena College and C-SPAN ask historians, political scientists, and presidential biographers to rank the best U.S. presidents. The results invariably spark ...

Review: John Adams’s ‘El Niño’ Arrives at the Met in Lush Glory. The opera-oratorio, an alternate Nativity story, featured a flurry of Met debuts, including the director Lileana Blain-Cruz ...

Review: John Adams’s ‘El Niño’ Arrives at the Met in Lush Glory. The opera-oratorio, an alternate Nativity story, featured a flurry of Met debuts, including the director Lileana Blain-Cruz ...

After the pianist, Vikingur Olafsson, asked for a concerto over beers, the composer, John Adams, wrote “After the Fall,” which will now travel the world. By Joshua Barone The composer John ...

The composer John Adams led the New York Philharmonic in a program of contemporary works that didn’t make a big deal of contemporary music. By Joshua Barone Hear songs from “Challengers ...