 Burr was indicted for murder but not arrested, and his political career would come to an end soon after. Today is the birthday of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, born in Massachusetts in 1767, and the son of the founding father and second president, John Adams. Following his presidency, Adams would become the only former president to later serve in the House of Representatives, doing so for the last 17 years of his life.