The white-leather gloves are stained with blood from the night the slain president wore them to the theater.

Here's why a bunch of Abraham Lincoln impersonators from across the country will be in Kalamazoo this weekend.

Karen Stone of Fredericksburg has written a book about the Black Diamond disaster, a forgotten tragedy on the Potomac River ...

John Wilkes Booth's father – developed a love for Texas after getting to know Sam Houston personally from his early days as a ...

Karen Stone’s first novel “Shipwreck on the Potomac: Disaster in Pursuit of Lincoln’s Killer,” which was published by History ...

Jeopardy!” disrespected the legacy of one of America’s most iconic women by airing a segment April 14 that depicted a ...

Those involved in unleashed political fighting today should learn from this end-of-war, Easter season moment from York ...

The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin. As a student of leadership, I found it one of the most insightful books on the theme. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and ...

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

On April 15, 1912, the British ocean liner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City, killing over 1,500 passengers and crew members. Also, on this ...

Over 1,500 people died; 710 survived. Also on this date: In 1865, Abraham Lincoln died after being shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater the previous evening; Andrew Johnson was sworn in as the ...

April 14 is the 160th anniversary of the assassination of Lincoln. What if John Wilkes Booth had chosen reconciliation over ...