John Adams
July 4th, 2017
Because John Adams wanted us to. Before the Declaration of Independence was even signed, he envisioned fireworks as a part of the festivities. In a letter to Abigail Adams on July 3, 1776, he wrote that the occasion should...
August 8th, 2011
In 1798, during a quasi war with France, America's second President John Adams called for a national day of fasting and prayer.