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John and Abigail Adams | Article

King George III saw the relationship of Britain and America as that of a parent to a child and asserted his claim on the colonies strenuously.

John and Abigail Adams | Article

Ever prescient, John Adams rightly predicted that Benjamin Franklin would forever occupy an elevated position in the American imagination.

John and Abigail Adams | Article

James Callender launched a print campaign against President John Adams that would make the election of 1800 one of the nastiest in history.

John and Abigail Adams | Article

Abigail and John had six children — three daughters and three sons — four of whom would live to adulthood.

John and Abigail Adams | Article

John Adams expected great things from his eldest son, John Quincy.

John and Abigail Adams | Article

Like young girls of her time, Abigail lacked a formal education, but from youth she was intelligent, well read, and outspoken.

John and Abigail Adams | Article

Learn about the career and life of John Adams, from his childhood spent on the family farm, to his law practice, and finally to his presidency.

John and Abigail Adams | Article

Learn about these Founding Fathers from historians Carol Berkin, Joanne Freeman, and Doug Ambrose.

John and Abigail Adams | Article

John Adams loved to read, and he loved annotating his books. See examples of his notes.

John and Abigail Adams | Article

John and Abigail Adams wrote over a thousand letters to each other while John was away from home helping found a new nation.

John and Abigail Adams | Article

Follow John Adams as he changed from a loyal colonist into a revolutionary leader.

Influenza 1918 | Article

In March 1997, a team of pathologists published a report concerning the discovery of genetic material from the influenza of 1918.