Samuel Adams
Father of the American Revolution
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Ratifier of the U.S. Constitution
Governor of Massachusetts
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Ratifier of the U.S. Constitution
Governor of Massachusetts
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Samuel Adams (September 27 1722 – October 2, 1803) was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American republicanism that shaped the political culture of the United States. He was a second cousin to President John Adams. » Full Bio» See All ‘Quotable Quotes’
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World War II - November 28, 1943
World War II - November 28, 1943
FDR Attends Tehran Conference
On this day in 1943, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt joins British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin at a conference in Iran to discuss strategies for winning World War II and potential terms for a peace settlement. » Full Article
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