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John Adams

1735 CE – 1826 CE · 91 years

The life of America’s most underappreciated founder — the farmer’s son who defended British soldiers in court, argued a continent into independence, and kept a young republic out of war.

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1685 CE – 1750 CE

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1687 CE – 1757 CE

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3000 BCE – still standing

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Attested 1800 CE – 1815 CE

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1694 CE – 1778 CE

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