Three men spent time in jail under suspicion of being involved in the murder of Presdient Lincoln 160 years ago. Two were ...

About 800 Confederate POWs were briefly housed in a Lafayette slaughterhouse after the Battle of Fort Donelson. Lafayette ...

The legendary romance of Abraham Lincoln and Ann Rutledge has endured the years, though no proof exists of any relationship. In the case of Mary Owens, however, there is little doubt. Owens was ...

Lot 308 is a mortgage deed dated December 20, 1957 co-signed by Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe and her then-husband, the playwright Arthur Mille ...

Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be sewing Thursday on Juneteenth.

These movies, despite having no similarities, are set in the same year. Here's a list, featuring titles like Chariots of Fire ...

Located just beyond Q Street next to the Dumbarton House in Georgetown, the Mount Zion and Female Union Band Society Cemeteries are the two oldest Black cemeteries in the District. The cemeteries held ...

This wine trail in Maryland offers exquisite vineyard views, a tasty array of wines, and some historical charm.

Angelo Correr renounces his claim to the Papacy as Pope Gregory XII. 1610: Sigmund III’s Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army defeats ...

Dorothy McClerren, 96, portrayed Mary Todd Lincoln in her daughter’s home to share her talents with Heartland Hospice workers ...

Parade. Not so long ago, if your mind pondered on Mary Todd Lincoln, you simply thought of her association with her famous husband, Abraham, the 16th President of the United States. But thanks to pop ...