JOHN ADAMS

John Adams barely missed a game and never the beat for nearly 50 years. A dedicated baseball fan, Adams became a Cleveland sports fixture while pounding away in the cheap seats during games to rally his beloved home team. Adams, who spent five decades drumming from the bleachers at Cleveland baseball games, died Monday following several years of health issues.

The Boston Tea Party, a protest against punitive British taxes that directly to open hostilities in the American Revolution 16 months later, unfolded on this day in history, Dec. 16, 1773.

The president defends American institutions, but it might be too late.

Michael J. Conner, Jr., a 38-year-old middle school teacher in Pennsylvania, was arrested on Monday for allegedly sexually abusing a 13-year-old child.

The two directors have filled this 1969 musical with transgender and nonbinary actors.

President George Washington issued his Farewell Address on this day in history, Sept. 19, 1796. He spoke proudly of the new nation but also prophetically warned of the dangers of party politics.

One of the world's greatest living composers, John Adams, has a new opera, and the prompter keeps 'Anthony and Cleopatra' from flying off the rails.

Starting practice at the hottest time of year, football players face dangers from the heat. Georgia high school heat rules have turned the state into a national model.

With the death this week of David McCullough, we lost an author who understood how to find the stories that made history feel relevant and real.

McCullough died Sunday in Hingham, Massachusetts, less than two months after his beloved wife, Rosalee.

McCullough died less than two months after his beloved wife, Rosalee.

All 10 people found dead after an early morning fire in northeastern Pennsylvania last week died of smoke inhalation, authorities said Monday.

David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose lovingly crafted narratives on subjects ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to Presidents John Adams and Harry Truman made him among the most popular and influential historians of his time, has died.

This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” with inflation now hitting over 9%, we have a string of guests to talk about the state of the American economy as experts fear a recession is coming. Plus, more on the subpoena to the U.S. Secret Service sent by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol with member Rep. Adam Kinzinger.

Today, Americans spend over 1.5 billion dollars each year on July 4th fireworks.

Today, Americans spend over 1.5 billion dollars each year on July 4th fireworks.

History marches energetically onto Boston stages with a reimagining of the 1969 musical and a second play, ‘Common Ground Revisited,’ that examines the city’s past racial strife.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has won the Republican nomination for his second term in office, defeating conservative challenger John Adams, who questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose won the Republican nomination for his second term in office on Tuesday, defeating conservative challenger John Adams, who had questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election. LaRose will face Democrat Chelsea Clark, a suburban Cincinnati City Council member and businesswoman, in November’s general election. Despite Adams' open questioning of the 2020 results, former President Donald Trump had endorsed LaRose in the race.

The first multistate contest of the 2022 midterm election season takes place Tuesday.

Add one more group of contests to the white-hot races for Congress and governor that will dominate this year’s midterm elections: secretaries of state.

American soprano Renée Fleming is to make rare operatic appearances as Pat Nixon in a new production of John Adams’ “Nixon in China” at the Paris Opera next season.

The bass-baritone’s daring recitals feel almost like compositions in themselves.

The Cleveland Indians won their last home game before they become the Guardians, beating the Kansas City Royals 8-3 to close a run that started in 1915 and will continue in 2022 with a new identity.

One man is taking to the airwaves calling on the White House to open the Canadian border.

In an age of wokeness and right-wing extremes, being in part governed by middle-of-the-road elites does not seem to be so bad.

Patrick Carney wasn’t nervous before his first live drumming gig in more than a year, just honored.

The inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)Things have changed quite a bit since the first presidential inauguration in 1789. Illustration of American general and politician George Washington (1732 - 1799) receiving the news of his election as the first American president, 1789. While emphasizing the public good, Washington addressed the need for a strong Constitution and Bill of Rights. He also said he would be declining pay beyond what the public good thought was required.

John Adams and John Quincy Adams also opted not to participate in a tradition that began with George Washington. The White House Historical Association points out that John Adams was never formally invited by his successor, Thomas Jefferson, to the event and perhaps didn’t want to impose. He did not call on Adams, nor did Adams invite Jackson to the White House. Some four decades later, President-elect Ulysses S. Grant refused to ride with President Andrew Johnson from the White House to the Capitol for the ceremony. Rather, Ford was administered the oath of office in the White House East Room shortly after Nixon had tendered his resignation to avoid impeachment.

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 1992, file photo, President George H.W. Bill Clinton won the 1992 president election. Most concessions are gracious — less about the loser and more about closure for the country. “Just moments ago I spoke with George W. Bush and congratulated him on becoming the 43rd president of the United States. President John Adams was glum, too.

He replied, I have, throughout my professional career, believed it was a lawyers duty to defend unpopular cases.Attorneys are advocates for others. Many people understand that representing the person or issue does not equate with accepting or endorsing what a particular client does. There is no duty to, and defense counsel may not, execute any directive of the client which violates the law or rules of court. In representing a client, defense counsel may engage in a good faith challenge to the validity of such laws or standards if done openly. He told The Guardian, I would defend a client who I knew was guilty of horrific crimes.

America's Independence Day is celebrated on July 4th. John Adams, our second President and one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence, refused to celebrate the day. Why? Charles Osgood explains.