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Abigail Adams takes her place on Quincy's Hancock Adams Common
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoQUINCY − Moments after it was unveiled, the new statue of Abigail Adams became a popular backdrop...
Boston suburb to unveil statue of first lady Abigail Adams
WFXT via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAbigail Adams, one of the most influential and important women in the history of the U.S., is being...
Meet the American who never flinched in the fight for independence, Abigail Adams
Fox News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAbigail Adams proved a peerless patriot in the American Revolution with "a spirit that will not be...
‘The Unexpected Abigail Adams’ Review: Present at the Creation
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoBOOKSHELF If you know anything about Abigail Adams, the second first lady of the United States, you...
How Haddonfield is using new voices to tell old stories about the American Revolution
Courier Post via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEach year in June, the Redcoats invade Haddonfield, marching up Kings Highway and doing battle with Minutemen bent on separating the Colonies, including New Jersey, from Mother England. The ...
‘Remember the ladies.’ In March, we learn about pioneers behind powerful words, acts
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year ago“Latte, two sugars please.” The barista handed me my order with a grown-up, sippy-cup lid firmly in...
A vote to cast
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNov. 10—In 1824, John Quincy Adams became the first person elected president despite losing the popular vote, and a bitter Andrew Jackson refused to acknowledge Adams' victory. In the election ...
Bon Appétit from our Founding Fathers and Mothers
Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 28—It's not every day we can celebrate something that's 246 years old, but likely next weekend that's what millions of us will be doing. Backyard barbecues, parades and fireworks will be ...
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: First kids of the United States
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJimmy Carter with his daughter, Amy, in 1976 (left) and 1995.CWH/AP ; Rick Diamond/Getty Images Children of US presidents are in the public eye almost as...
Voices: Don’t feel patriotic this Independence Day? This is the history you need to remember
The Independent via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIt is difficult and painful to love a country that does not always love you back. Looking at...
