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07/08/11 THINK American opera and we think of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, or of the work of composers such as John Adams, Philip Glass and Jake Heggie.
07/04/11 Today is Independence Day. Commentaries on the occasion often focus on the Declaration of Independence, its principal author, Thomas Jefferson, and other delegates, such as John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, to the 1776 convention in Philadelphia that adopted the Declaration. But the contributions of one man - who wasn't in Philadelphia - were essential to giving it meaning and force. That man ...
07/03/11 On July 4, 1776, Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration committee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston. When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the ...
06/24/11 History's Headlines by Frank Whelan | John Adams, the Founding Father from Massachusetts knew he had short temper. He did not suffer those he regarded as fools gladly. And among those who raised his ire the most were the wealthy Allen family of Pennsylvania.
06/23/11 # video Realizing they could never rely on Hollywood to produce fair and balanced depictions of their skewed and whitewashed spin on U.S. history (you can take your radical lefty agenda and choke on it, HBO's John Adams !), the Tea Party has taken it upon themselves to produce their own damn TV show, thank you very much. More »
06/23/11 In honor of the upcoming Fourth of July holiday, we are reminded once again about the sacrifices made by our founding fathers. Independence Day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Adams , Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay were known as revolutionaries of their time.Washington, as ...
06/17/11 History has a new mystery. Most of what is known about the lives of Abigail and John Adams comes from their voluminous correspondence. Massachusetts Historical Society members thought they had them all accounted for until the astonishing discovery of a letter written by Abigail Adams dated March 2, 1788.
06/17/11 History has a new mystery.Most of what is known about the lives of Abigail and John Adams comes from their voluminous correspondence.Thousands of letters are in the hands of historians.Massachusetts Historical Society members thought they had them all accounted for until the astonishing discovery of a letter written by Abigail Adams dated March 2, 1788.
06/17/11 A former Alexandria elementary school teacher was charged Thursday with filming child porn videos and digitally modifying child porn so that it showed previous students of his, authorities said. Justin Coleman, 35, a former fourth-grade teacher in the dual language program at John Adams Elementary School, was arrested in April on federal child pornography charges after he admitted downloading ...
06/16/11 CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Charleston native Trent McPherson had a bright future in golf before making a new home in Venetia, Pa.The future is now for the 16-year-old former John Adams Middle School golfer.McPherson shot a pair of 70s on the 6,840-yard, par 72 C...
06/06/11 This year, Independence Day will again be marked in Abilene in keeping with illustrious forefather John Adams' vision 235 years ago.
05/25/11 Brooklyn is the new Montmartre, John Adams proclaimed as he introduced works from three emerging Brooklyn composers commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Brooklyn is the new Montmartre, John Adams proclaimed as he introduced works from three emerging Brooklyn composers commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
05/18/11 More than 200 years ago, the political convictions of our founding politicians were based in agriculture. Not only did former Presidents George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison all believe that farming was a noble occupation, they were also avid food growers. The first presidents helped craft a nation of laws but were reportedly happiest thinning carrots and digging ...
05/17/11 Last week the baritone Sanford Sylvan sat over coffee at the Hilton Hotel in Midtown, talking about the kind of New Yorker he used to be. It was the morning after Mr. Sylvan sang, for the first time in a decade, "The Wound-Dresser," a Walt Whitman setting that John Adams composed for him in 1989. He was joined by the Oregon Symphony, part of the new Spring for Music festival that brought to ...
05/11/11 When retired American president John Adams wrote to a friend in December 1812 about the war then being waged along the Canada-U.S. border, he let loose with some boastful thoughts about how efficiently Canada could have been conquered if he was still at the helm of the young republic.
04/14/11 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- An American history buff, Bill Stewart lately has been reading David McCullogh's biography of John Adams. "I know how much abuse he took when he was over in France and England," Stewart says. "His own country just ripped him for 10 solid years. His own friends turned on him. But the deal is, he stayed the course. He was chastised and abused, but they all came back around ...
04/12/11 No one will suspect John Adams of demagogy, but he was quick to denounce any issue of private bank notes as a fraud upon the public.
04/04/11 1. Horace Mann 164, 2. Beverly Hills 84, 3. Andrew Jackson 58, 4. Ripley 42, 5. Washington Irving 37, 6. Mountaineer 32.33, 7. John Adams 31, 8. McKinley 30, 9. Enslow 20.33, 10. Horace Mann B 19.33; 11. John Adams B 16, 12. Stonewall Jackson 13, 13. DuPont 4, 13. Andrew Jackson B 4, 15. Horace Mann C 2, 16. Stonewall Jackson B 1.
03/31/11 On this day in 1776, Abigail Adams wrote to her husband, John Adams, in Philadelphia, urging him and other Continental Congress members to keep interests of women in mind as they prepared to fight for American independence from Britain.
03/22/11 McKynzie Clayton, a fifth grader at Freedom Elementary School in Sapulpa, won the Youtube contest. The video she produced and starred in, titled ?John Adams Rap,? earned her a $500 prize. Her classmate Kaitlyn Mitchell earned an honorable mention for her fifth grade creative writing entry. Both students are taught by Caren Forbus.
02/11/11 Fans of the live, HD broadcasts from New York's Metropolitan Opera will be flocking to more than 1,500 movie theaters to see John Adams' 'Nixon in China' |
