All posts tagged "John Quincy Adams"
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12.3K4New HampshireJackson, N.H., Gets a New Name
The election of 1824 didn’t really end until 1825, or, some would argue, until 1828. Then, one of the bitterest contests in...
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5.7K12MassachusettsJohn Quincy Adams, Slavery’s Enemy Til the End
John Quincy Adams collapsed on the floor of the House of Representatives on Feb. 23, 1848 and died two days later. After...
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13.3K10MassachusettsBattle of Bunker Hill Distressed Abigail Adams, 10 Miles Away
Decades after the Battle of Bunker Hill distressed Abigail Adams, her son could still get overwrought when he remembered it. Abigail just...
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6.2K3MassachusettsJune 13, 1825: President John Quincy Adams Nearly Drowns in Tiber Creek
On June 13, 1825, President Adams and his manservant, Antoine Michel Giusta, decided to paddle a canoe across the Tiber Creek, a tributary...
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43.8K19MassachusettsJoseph Warren Dies a Martyr in the Battle of Bunker Hill
Dr. Joseph Warren died a martyr’s death in the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775. According to British Gen. Thomas Gage...
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52.4K45MassachusettsThe Maypole That Infuriated the Puritans
Had it not been for his May Day party with a giant Maypole, Thomas Morton might have established a New England colony...
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