In the excerpt that follows, Buckley covers the Washington of Abraham Lincoln: On the 137th anniversary ... down Booth 12 days later and shot him to death. Four of Booth's coconspirators,including ...

Next month, history buffs will have the opportunity to bid on the gloves that President Lincoln wore on the night of his ...

On April 15, 1865, the Civil War had just ended, the 16th U.S. president had been killed. How would Americans respond?

“He was crucified for us!” an elderly African American from York, Pennsylvania, told a newspaper that Easter weekend.

A pair of gloves carried by President Lincoln on the night he was shot could sell for over $1 million. Read about the Chicago ...

On April 15, 2019, a devastating fire collapsed the roof and spire of Notre Dame Cathedral, but fire officials said they managed to avoid the total destruction of one of Paris' most recognizable ...

In addition to Booth killing President Abraham Lincoln ... hours after the trial, the death sentences were carried out. After a three-week funeral procession, Lincoln was finally laid to rest ...

Secretary of State William Seward was attacked but ultimately survived. Image via Utah Digital Newspapers, the University of ...

Donation Options Search Search Search A woman was found stabbed to death on April 13, 2025, in Lincoln Square. Share A woman was found stabbed to death after an altercation with a man late ...

Abraham Lincoln, the greatest American president, was also in my view the best of all presidential speechwriters. As a youngster in Lincoln, Nebraska, I stood before the statue of the president ...