… 21, 1685 in Eisenach, Thuringia. Thuringia is a central province of Germany. He was born into a family that had a history and a future of prominent composers. Johann Ambrosius, a town musician and father to Johann Sebastian, was the first to get…

… in 1735. He was the son of John and Susanna Boylston Adams. He was raised in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts. As a young man, John went to School in Braintree and entered Harvard college at age 16. Latin, history , and law were his majors.…

… John Quincy Adams in many respects paralleled the career as well as the temperament and viewpoints of his illustrious father. Born in Braintree, Massachusetts, in 1767, he watched the Battle of Bunker Hill from the top of Penn's Hill above the family…

… more hostile towards each other due to changing views and small incidents of dislike toward the others views. One of those incidents was John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia. John Brown's goal was to steal enough weapons from the national…

… on May 29, 1917. He attended Harvard University and graduated in 1940. From 1941-1945 he served in the United States Navy, during World War II. In 1946 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives. Then in 1952 he was elected to the…

… president of the United States, the youngest person ever to be elected president. He was also the first Roman Catholic president and the first president to be born in the 20th century. Kennedy was assassinated before he completed his third year…

… Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917. Kennedy was a descendant of Irish Catholics who had immigrated to America in the 19th century. His father was a combative business man who became a multimillionaire. Kennedy graduated from Choate School…

… Italian Harlem tenements of the South Bronx. In one of those crowded dirty apartments, a young John Gotti seeked an impoverished existence with his parents and eleven sisters and brothers. His father rarely worked and then, only at menial jobs, risking…

… stand out and emphasize the history of our country. John Hancock, is one of those extraordinary men that stand out. John’s life began on January 23, 1737 in Braintree, Massachusetts. John was the middle child of three. He was the son of Rev. John Hancock…

… born on August 29, 1632 . He grew up in and during the civil war, and later in 1652, entered the Christ Church, Oxford, where he remained as a student and teacher for many years. Locke taught and lectured in subjects such as Greek, rhetoric, and Moral…