“Other than the shooting, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?” Nearly 150 years ago, on a cold spring day in April, a theater full of people laughed, making the consequential noise that covered up the ...

Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln standing with her husband Abraham Lincoln seated beside her on her proper left in an ornate chair with the Presidential Seal on the back, his arms resting on the armrests ...

It's always worthwhile to be reminded how much you don't know about something you think is familiar. For this reason alone the six hours of "Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided," which begins ...

Ava Day waits for her turn to process out ahead of Tina Woolum during her wedding to Ron Carley. The couple celebrated their marriage dressed as Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd at Belle Grove in King ...

Mary Lincoln’s insanity saga is recognized even by those with only a passing interest in history. Few know the president’s widow enlisted the help of Macoupin County's most famous resident.

Fue un año electoral. Un año olímpico. Un año de estrellas y vaqueras, brujas y cisnes. En medio de todo eso, estas fueron las personas, personajes y cosas que más llamaron la atención. By The Styles ...

History is so much a part of the fabric of Washington that it's often forgotten. Such was the case of the tower and bells at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, three blocks northeast of the White ...

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