Andrew Johnson never expected to be president. But just six weeks after becoming Abraham Lincoln's vice president, the events at Ford's Theatre thrust him into the nation's highest office.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Five days after the end of the Civil War, the joy of peace was shattered when John Wilkes Booth and ...

The issue of April 28, 1865, gave a complete account of the assassination, funeral and swearing-in of Vice President Andrew Johnson. Also, there was a notice about the schedule of the train ...

Usha Vance had been set to visit Greenland to see cultural sites, including a major dogsled race - the Avannaata Qimussersua.

But since taking office, Vice President JD Vance has broken the ... Chester Arthur and Andrew Johnson. Vice Presidents Dick Cheney of Wyoming, Aaron Burr of New York, John Calhoun of South ...

Chicago’s charter sector experienced years of growth. But the schools are now facing enrollment and financial challenges and ...

Vice President Andrew Johnson was sworn in as chief executive. In 1912, the luxury liner Titanic sank in the northern Atlantic Ocean off Newfoundland after striking an iceberg the previous night.

Carter had dinner last night with Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, General Manager Andrew Berry, Executive Vice President JW Johnson and other team officials, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. It’s at ...

US Vice-President JD Vance is set to visit ... In 1865, then American President Andrew Johnson's Secretary of State William H Seward presented a proposal to the Danish government to buy Greenland ...

On April 14, President Abraham Lincoln was killed and Vice President Andrew Johnson was sworn in. On April 26, Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston and his 90,000 troops surrendered to Gen.