He wrote to Abigail that "the second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America." The ...

Someone recently described the Declaration of Independence as the greatest breakup letter ever written. One could say that the audacious statement crafted by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin ...

In June of 1826, Thomas Jefferson sent a letter to Roger C. Weightman, declining an invitation to come to Washington, D.C. to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Napoleon Sarony, “The Declaration of Independence,” 1843–1853. Harry T. Peters, “America on Stone.” Lithography Collection. Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History This hand-colored ...

When Americans celebrate the Fourth of July, we imagine fireworks, flags and a dramatic reading of the Declaration of ...

Letters to the Editor; Archives. ... 1813. Living Presidents. James Madison; ... John Adams and Thomas Jefferson would die just hours apart on Independence Day in 182.

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Two Tiffany windows have set the tone in recent years. In 2023, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired a three-part window to hang in the cavernous courtyard of its American wing. Then ...

The letters here, from the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art, show that an artist might put pen to paper just as he or she would apply a line to a drawing. For each artist, a leading authority ...

John Adams "Thomas Jefferson survives." What Adams didn't know was that Jefferson had actually passed away several hours earlier. 3. Thomas Jefferson. His last recorded words are "No, ...

The Smithsonian Institution Archives holds the George Gibbs papers. The National Portrait Gallery holds a photograph of Gibbs. . The Beinecke Library at Yale University holds the George Gibbs ...

Stanford (1857) -- Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851) -- Buchanan's Message to Congress (1860) -- Party Platforms (1860) -- South Caroline Secession Declaration (1860) -- Crittenden Compromise (1860) -- ...