John Adams
Second President of the United States (1797-1801)
Signer of Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights
Signer of Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights
On Loss of Freedom
Biography
John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was the second president of the United States (1797–1801), having earlier served as the first vice president of the United States. An American Founding Father, he was a statesman, diplomat, and a leading advocate of American independence from Great Britain. Well educated, he was an Enlightenment political theorist who promoted republicanism and wrote prolifically about his often seminal ideas... » Full Bio» See All 'Quotable Quotes'
This Day In History 259 Years Ago
June 4, 1754
Lieutenant Colonel George Washington Builds Fort Necessity
Lieutenant Colonel George Washington Builds Fort Necessity
The American Revolutionary War
On this day in 1754, during the Seven Years' War, a 22-year-old lieutenant colonel in the Virginia militia named George Washington begins construction of a makeshift Fort Necessity. The fort was built to defend his forces from French soldiers enraged by the murder of Ensign Joseph Coulon de Jumonville while in Washington's custody. One month later, the French, led by Jumonville's half-brother, won Washington's surrender and forced confession to Jumonville's murder.
The Ohio Valley had long been a contested territory among French Canadians, various Indian groups and the British colonies of Pennsylvania and Virginia. When the French began to establish fortifications along the river and refused Virginia's written demand that they depart, Virginia's governor, Robert Dinwiddie, dispatched Washington to complete and defend a Virginian fort at the forks of the Ohio. » Full Article
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