John Adams and John Quincy Adams were public figures who made significant contributions to the founding and expansion of the ...

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Although John Adams ... importance source for understanding the period. Americans have not always appreciated the contributions of these three people to the founding and expansion of the American ...

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania. It has deep roots in US history. It’s where the most prominent early ...

On April 19, 1775, a group of farmers organized as Minutemen in Concord, Mass., fired the "shot heard 'round the world" to ...