Frank Sinatra’s rendition of “Theme From New York, New York” still raises spirits through challenging times and marks joyous ...

Thursday and Friday mark three days of memories, love, respect and sharing. Our 16th president was born on Feb. 12, Giving ...

Historians consistently rank Abraham Lincoln as the greatest U.S. president. Without his leadership and political brilliance, ...

Library of Congress One of Mathew Brady's portraits of Mary Todd Lincoln ... shot on 14 April 1865 by Confederate supporter John Wilkes Booth, as he sat beside her in Ford's Theater, the ...

Washington DC is great because there are so many free things to do! Find out the best free things to do in Washington DC so you don’t have to spend a cent. I’ve visited DC so many times, and I’ve ...

Statue of Burns in Dumfries town centre, unveiled in 1882. David J Black reminds us just how famous Burns was. See part one ...

Sixty-four years ago, the Estes Park Trail, predecessor to the Estes Park Trail-Gazette, ran columns highlighting the ...

When John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln in 1865 ... Newspapers of the day regularly reported on his antics, and Laddie Boy even had an official portrait! The famous canine did nearly ...

Q. A railcar at the Burley museum is reported to have carried the body of John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's assassin. What's the story? A. "The museum still has this car," Tosha Pincock, curator at the ...

In a historic Northfield cemetery, a large headstone stands tall with the name “Lonkey” and the years 1845-1911. Buried ...