John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died 50 years to the day after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. That historical oddity is taught to nearly every schoolchild in America, but “asking ...

Few dates in American history have been so profound. On July 4, 1826, as the nation celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence, both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died. The loss of two of ...

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Every Independence Day, America should celebrate two of our founding presidents, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. There would be no Declaration of Independence without them. Although it was Jefferson ...

As we commemorate Thomas Jefferson’s role in the founding of the United States at its 250th anniversary, it is worth noting ...

Laura Linney is among the huge A-list cast, but she's not playing Giamatti's wife Abigal Adams this time - Claire Danes is.

Thomas Jefferson was a contradictory character: the Virginia aristocrat known as the "man of the people"; the president who simplified the office yet never denied himself a luxury; the slave owner who ...

Folks who have actually read and studied some early American political history – as opposed to those who have merely been told what to think about it by their professors, Rolling Stone or an Obama ...

Our historical remembrances on Independence Day, insofar as we bother with them in between hot dogs and fireworks (both of which, to be clear, I heartily endorse), usually focus on the legacy of ...

Yes, the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence and shook an angry fist at the world order when he declared that "all men are created equal" also wrote his own version of the Bible. The book ...