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Cherry Blossoms of Washington, D.C.

by Mark D. Hughes photos by Carol M. Highsmith Carol Highsmith, a distinguished and widely published American photographer, is donating her life's work to the Library of Congress. The Carol M.…

George CABOT, Congress, MA (1752-1823)

Senate Years of Service: 1791-1795; 1795-1796Party: Pro-Administration; FederalistCABOT, George, (great-grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge, great-great-great-grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr…

John Quincy ADAMS, Congress, MA (1767-1848)

Senate Years of Service: 1803-1808Party: FederalistADAMS, John Quincy, (son of John Adams, father of Charles Francis Adams, brother-in-law of William Stephens Smith), a Senator and a…

George POINDEXTER, Congress, MS (1779-1853)

Senate Years of Service: 1830-1835Party: Jacksonian; Anti-JacksonianPOINDEXTER, George, a Delegate, a Representative and a Senator from Mississippi; born in Louisa County, Va., in 1779; had a…

Adams National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia) Adams National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Adams, John, American composer

(Encyclopedia) Adams, John (John Coolidge Adams), 1947–, American composer, b. Worcester, Mass. A clarinetist, he studied composition at Harvard (B.A. 1969, M.A. 1971). Often regarded as the most…