When John Quincy Adams left the White House after his defeat in the election of 1828, he thought his public life had ended. His wife, Louisa Catherine Adams, welcomed the change because she disliked ...

QUINCY, Mass. - The election of the second pair of father-son presidents, plus a new best-selling biography, are sparking renewed interest in a park dedicated to the first father and son to occupy the ...

The early history of the United States abounds in colorful personalities and provides fertile ground for historical writing. Biographies of individuals such as Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, Andrew ...

Emmy Award-winning journalist Paula Ebben co-anchors WBZ-TV News at 5:30 p.m. Ebben is also an anchor for CBS News Boston and reports across all newscasts including WBZ-TV News' "Eye on Education" ...

Listen to the article read by the author. Editor’s Note: This is another in an occasional series of articles Governing is publishing this year by Clay Jenkinson on some of the less well-known ...

After John Wood and Willard Keyes settled on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River in the 1820s, they petitioned the Illinois Legislature to create “Adams County”, with their founding village of ...