Adams chose a middle ground, hoping that the British would listen to reason and repeal the Stamp Act. He took his first step into politics, writing a protest for his hometown, Braintree.

Since the Stamp Act of 1765, street violence in Boston had become commonplace. Riots and protests had been instrumental in securing the repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766. Street protests continued ...

In 1622, the first American Indian (Powhatan) massacre of Europeans ocurred in Jamestown Virginia; 347 were killed.

On March 22, 1963, The Beatles’ debut album, “Please Please Me,” was released in the United Kingdom on the Parlophone record ...