In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax tracks down the hidden features around the Lincoln Memorial.

On this day in history, groundbreaking started for the Lincoln Memorial in D.C. Crews started construction of the Lincoln ...

Stephen Puleo’s biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans’ struggle against slavery and shines a light on ...

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States and a renowned humanitarian, died at 100 years old on Dec. 29, 2024.

People applauded as the hearse carrying a pink glittery coffin arrived at the church for the funeral, while her sisters Anne, Maureen, Coleen and Denise walked towards the church with other family ...

The singer tragically passed away on January 15 2025 aged 65 following a 20-year breast cancer battle and suffering from double pneumonia. And Linda's sister Coleen looked emotional as she ...

If I see all my sisters in mantillas, I’m going to laugh the whole way through the funeral!’ "We’ve decided not to do that, but we are wearing black. Her coffin is pure showbiz – bright ...

Add videos to your saved list and come back to them any time.

“Now He Belongs to the Ages,” about President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train. Lincoln lived in Springfield, Illinois, when he was elected to the presidency in 1860. In early 1861, he ...

So she sent the limb to a mortician who embalmed it and held an open-casket funeral for it with her friends and family. Her video of the event, which featured Doucette, her loved ones and her ...