A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On March 4, 1801, Thomas Jefferson became the ...

The paradoxical elements of the lifelong idealist are explored on the History Channel’s six-hour docuseries tracking Jefferson’s political and personal progression from birth on a Virginia plantation ...

Thomas Jefferson claimed he came up with a plan for the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans 100 years before the Civil ...

He was the first U.S. secretary of state (under George Washington), the second U.S. vice-president (under John Adams) and the third president of the United ... in the new six-part documentary series ...

Direct descendants of Jefferson, as well as a number of historians, are interviewed for the six-part docuseries.

Thomas Jefferson', the History channel's new six-part documentary series examines the complicated legacy of the third U.S.

Out of the seven ‘Founding Fathers,’ only John Adams and Samuel Adams didn’t own slaves. Both men were Northerners. Thomas ...

It’s incredible. On February 11th, Jefferson Parish will celebrate our 200th birthday,” said Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng.

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