This threepence coin made prior to the American Revolution sold for a seven-figure sum, after being discovered hidden in some furniture.

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Perhaps the clearest examples of distinguished public careers taking a back seat to a mixed legacy as president are those of John and John Quincy Adams.

American astronomy thrives today largely because of the underpinnings achieved by John Quincy Adams in his far-reaching “light-houses of the skies” campaign.

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If John Quincy Adams had retired after his service in the administration of President James Monroe, his reputation might differ from what it has become. John Quincy’s principal biographer, Samuel ...

John Adams signed the Declaration of Independence, drafted principally by another future president, Thomas Jefferson. Following independence from Great Britain, Adams and Jefferson become ...

Quincy, Massachusetts, could get mired in its grandiose visions after using eminent domain to make room for a park honoring former President John Quincy Adams.

The Quincy family of Boston included First Lady Abigail Adams, who was married to Founding Father and second President of the United States John Adams.

‘ John Quincy Adams: A Man For the Whole People’ By Randall Woods Dutton, 784 pages Randall Woods joins a distinguished group of biographers, including Samuel Flagg Bemis, Fred Kaplan, and Phyllis Lee ...

Let’s look now at the first president who was the son of a president - John Quincy Adams.