John Adams was born on October 30 ... His nomination of George Washignton to be commander of the Continental Army was crucial to the success of the war. As a diplomat in France and the ...

While John Adams called for a declaration of independence ... More than 25,000 men -- a quarter of those who served in the Continental army and Continental navy -- had perished in the fight ...

John Adams (Paul Giamatti) is a respected lawyer and farmer in Boston. After the Boston Massacre he is sought as a defense counsel for the British sentries involved by their commander, Captain Thomas ...

John Adams was many things: lawyer, diplomat, member of the Continental Congress, and one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence. Adams was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, in ...