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Birthday
John Adams was born in Braintree, Massachusetts (now known as Quincy). -
Enollment
John Adams enrolls at Harvard. -
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Education
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Graduates
John Adams graduates Harvard with a degree in law. -
The Bar
John Adams is admitted to the bar. The bar is a test that all law majors have to take, for example layers, attornies, and judges all have to be admitted to the bar. -
Marriage
John Adams married Abigail Smith. -
Abigail Amelia Adams
Abigail Adams gives birth to her first child, Abigail Amelia Adams. -
John Quincy Adams
Abigail Adams gives birth to her first son, John Quincy Adams. -
Susanna Adams
Abigail gives birth to her second daughter, Susanna Adams -
Boston Massacre Trials
John Adams defends the british soldiers in the trials and wins the case. -
Charles Adams
Abigail gives birth to her second son, Charles Adams. -
Thomas Boylston Adams
Abigail gives birth to her third and final child, Thomas Boylston Adams. -
Declaration of Independence
John Adams signed the Declaration of Independence. -
Elizabeth Adams
Abigail gives birth to a stillborn child, Elizabeth Adams. -
Travel
John Adams travels with his sons, John Quincy and Charles, to Europe to negotiate a peace treaty with Britain. -
Treaty of Paris
John Adams, John Jay, and Benjamin Franklin sign the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War. -
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Presidency
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Inauguration
John Adams is inaugurated to be president. -
Death
John Adams dies in the same house he was born in, just a few hours before Thomas Jefferson died.