Here's 5 facts about John Adams: > Adams defended British soldiers after the Boston Massacre. > He was a great pen pal. > He was the principal author of the oldest written constitution still in use in the world. > He was the first president to live in the White House. > Adams participated in what may have been the nastiest presidential campaign in American history.
John Adams was born on October 19, 1735 in what is now Quincy, Massachusetts. He was a founding father of the US, its independence, and its constitution. John Adams was the first Vice President in the United States history, before following George Washington as the 2nd president. John Adams wife was a very notable figure in today's history; Abigail Adams, who also was his closest adviser. John Adam additionally became the first of only two presidents to have a descendant (John Quincy Adams) become a president as well. John Adams died on July 24 1826, which consequently also the 50th anniversary of independence from Britain.
Church officials working in the inquisition burned alive both Renaissance scholars and leaders such as Corpernicus, Martin Luther, and Galileo Galilei.
