Birth of John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams, 6th president of the United States, was born on July 11, 1767, in the town of Braintree (present-day Quincy), Massachusetts.
John Quincy Adams, 6th president of the United States, was born on July 11, 1767, in the town of Braintree (present-day Quincy), Massachusetts.
On July 9, 1850, President Zachary Taylor died just 16 months into his term.
On July 8, 1776, the Liberty Bell was rung to announce the reading of the Declaration of Independence.
On July 7, 1898, President William McKinley signed legislation annexing Hawaii, paving the way for it to become a US state.
On July 6, 1777, the British ended a five-day siege and re-took Fort Ticonderoga two years after the Americans had captured it.
David Glasgow Farragut was born in Campbell’s Station (now Farragut), Tennessee, on July 5, 1801.
On America’s 50th birthday, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, two of the men that helped forge the nation, died hours apart.
On July 3, 1890, Idaho was admitted as America’s 43rd state.
On July 3, 1863, Union forces turned the tide of the Civil War with their victory at the Battle of Gettysburg.