John Quincy Adams was elected sixth President of the United States in 1824 and occupied that office from 1825 to 1829; in 1830 he was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives, and served there ...

The US Constitution says any natural-born citizen over 35 who has lived in the country for at least 14 years can run for ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

Tom Hanks' forgotten historical drama series, starring Paul Giamatti as one of America's founding fathers, is making a ...

William F. Buckley Jr.’s influence has been overstated, writes Bruce Fein in a review of a new biography of the late conservative thinker.

Here’s a look at the life of George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States. Personal Birth date: July 6, 1946 Birth place: New Haven, Connecticut Birth name: George Walker Bush Father: ...

College Football does All-Conference teams in addition to naming an All-American squad. Meanwhile, the NFL has several ...

This year, Independence Day coincided with another historic birthday: Quincy’s. It has been 400 years since English colonists ...

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

John Adams, for what it's worth, reportedly turned down invitation to July 4 events as he still believed it should be ...