Onward ‘through the storm’: Rival founding fathers became close; Both died on July 4, 1826
by WorldTribune Staff, July 4, 2023 John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were political adversaries who became great friends in their later years. The nation’s second and third Presidents respectively, both passed away on the within hours of each other on July 4, 1826, exactly 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted. Adams lived […]