On June 15, Adams nominates George Washignton to be its commander. His appointment is unanimous. June 17: Near Boston, the Battle of Bunker Hill plays out. Abigail and John Quincy watch the ...
The election of 1824 was contested by four candidates, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William Crawford, and Andrew Jackson, none of whom won the majority. The election was decided by a vote in the ...
The center has no home yet, only recently hired a president, but is imagining itself as a multidimensional hub of scholarly ...
A new exhibit in Quincy Center looks back at the city's tricentennial celebrations in 1925. This year marks Quincy's 400th ...
Abigail Adams, to the home in 1764. John Quincy Adams, the sixth president, was born there on July 11, 1767. The John Quincy Adams birthplace was also the birthplace of the Massachusetts ...
followed by John Quincy in 1767; Susanna in 1768, but died in 1770; Charles was born in 1770; and Thomas in 1772. A sixth child, Elizabeth, was stillborn in 1777. In 1765 Adams took his first ...