John Quincy Adams was the son of former President John Adams and Abigail Adams, and was a highly educated man. After graduating from Harvard in 1787, he went on to study law, and eventually became the sixth President of the United States. His mother, Abigail Adams, was a strong advocate ...
By carving up Shakespeare's chair, Jefferson and Adams became some of America's earliest vandals Thomas Jefferson and John Adams once traveled to Stratford-upon-Avon to visit Shakespeare’s birthplace. While there, they took a knife to one of Shakespeare’s chairs so they could take home some...
The 1840s were a revolutionary period for the art of photography. While William Henry Harrison became the first US president to be captured in a photograph after his inauguration speech, it has been lost to time. Another iconic daguerreotype featuring John Quincy Adams, exists as the oldest know...
When Bryan Adams was preparing to release his second album, he initially wanted to call it "Bryan Adams Hasn't Heard of You Either". However, after much deliberation, he was convinced to go with a different title. This was likely due to the fact that the original title was too self-dep...
New England has given birth (literally and figuratively) to its fair share of U.S. presidents. Eight of the country's commanders in chief were born in New England. The first were John Adams and John Quincy Adams, who were born in Massachusetts. Next up: Franklin Pierce, whose homestead ...
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 to June 8, 1845) was one of those who lost to John Quincy Adams in the 1824 election, despite earning the most popular votes in that election. Four years later, Jackson had the last laugh, foiling Adams' quest for a second term. Jackson went on to serv...
It can be easy to forget this fact, but teamwork is essential to the success of projects, no matter how big or complicated. If your team forgets the importance of teamwork, teamwork quotes are a great way to remind them. What is a good team motto? Choosing a team motto can be ...
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Pocahontas lived here, en route for a Neil Young song, as did the novelist and poet Percy Bysshe (rhymes with, well, I think you can guess) Shelley, and US President John Quincy Adams, trapped on the Heathrow corridor by a volcanic ash cloud that took over two years to disperse. And ...