Long before highways and aircraft, the dead traveled by rail. In the 19th century, overcrowded cities turned to funeral trains to carry coffins and mourners to remote cemeteries, transforming grief ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On Nov. 24, 1963, the body of President John F. Kennedy was moved from the White House to the Capitol.

On September 26, 1881, the eyes of the nation and the world were focused on Cleveland, for the funeral of another slain president, Ohioan James A. Garfield. For most of the 20 th and 21 st Century, ...

Portrait of American President Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) (painted by George P. Healy, mid-late 1800s), (Photo by Katherine Young/Getty Images) In his 2007 book “Land of Lincoln: Adventures in ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The short, handwritten note is a typical letter of reference for a man seeking a job. But the author is the president of the United States. It is also 1861, and the job seeker ...

Ozzy Osbourne's eldest son gets "goosebumps" thinking about his father's "awe-inspiring" funeral procession. The Black Sabbath rocker passed away in July following a string of health issues and he was ...

Nov. 6 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1860, Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States. In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of ...

A “miracle” motorcycle cop who was “internally decapitated” in a violent wreck during a funeral procession was released from a Long Island hospital Thursday — with 200 cops cheering him on. Michael ...

PORTAGE, Mich. — The Oshtemo Township Fire Department announced details for a memorial service to honor the life of a firefighter killed in a crash last week. Firefighter Charlie Sullivan, 35, died in ...