Americans spent an estimated total of $13.3 billion on food and beverages for the Fourth of July. As we come together to ...

English physician Edward Jenner (1749-1823) developed a vaccine for smallpox in 1796 while practicing as a country doctor in his native Gloucestershire. Photograph by The Print Collector, Getty ...

Last time in these pages, I wrote about the sharp division within George Washington’s Presidential administration, that between Alexander Hamilton, founder of the Federalist Party, and Thomas ...

Arkansas has always had its share of unique and unusual inhabitants. Independent, outspoken and sometimes rash in behavior, they add spice to our history. Several individuals come quickly to mind but ...

Christy Emmanuel can trace one family line to 1234. Those who followed are tied to U.S. history and now chronicled in a ...

We may think of apple pie as being the ultimate American dessert, but it's actually a dish whose origins go a long way back ...

Like many Americans, I have been increasingly disappointed by the candidates promoted by political parties because they tend ...

A July 19 symposium focuses on John Quincy Adams, the namesake of Quincy and Adams County. A desk owned by the nation's sixth ...

Abigail Adams’ Signature Dessert Was Simply All-American first appeared on Parade on Jun 27, 2025 This story was originally ...

This Father’s Day, let us honor John Adams as a Founding Father and a father who wanted to secure a bright future for his children.

John Adams, center, the Republican candidate for Virginia attorney general, spoke as he attended one of campaign office kick-off events with Ed Gillespie, left, the GOP nominee for governor, and ...

John and Abigail Adams knew where American history was headed. The couple’s letters provide an extraordinary window on the revolt brewing 250 years ago.