When British forces under Benedict Arnold sailed up the James River to invade Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, then Governor, hesitated and then fled. Years later he returned to power and became president.
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Next is the Father of the Declaration of Independence: Thomas Jefferson. Prior to becoming the third president Jefferson served as a delegate for the Virginia Colony ...
As we commemorate Thomas Jefferson’s role in the founding of the United States at its 250th anniversary, it is worth noting ...
A grave in Nashville could finally answer if one of America’s founders fathered children with a woman he owned as a slave.
Metro article “Ex-head of U-Va. details ouster,” about the resignation of University of Virginia President James E. Ryan, ...
From August 1784 to September 1789, Thomas Jefferson lived in Paris, France, where he was stationed as the United States Minister to France. He adored his life there, absorbing the music, architecture ...
Presidents have hobbies, too. For one former U.S. president, gardening was such a passion that he began cultivating one of ...
On November 15, 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt laid the cornerstone for the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. The cornerstone ...
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