An 1861 job-reference letter from Abraham Lincoln on behalf of a young Black friend and valet provides a glimpse of an ...

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The Tony-winning play paints Abraham Lincoln's wife as a boozy aspiring actress, but how does history really remember her?

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In the late 19th Century, James Garfield promised progress and reform – but four months after his inauguration he was shot.

The jury found Guiteau guilty in January. After losing his appeal, Guiteau was hanged on June 30, 1882—two days before the ...

2018: The Chicago Blackhawks fired Joel Quenneville, the team’s 37th coach in franchise history, six games into the 2018-19 season. “Coach Q” led the Hawks to three Stanley Cup championships.

From historic homes to a building at Transylvania University, here are the places reported to be haunted in Lexington.

While friends close to the gunman in the deadly shooting have said he long harbored hatred against the church, the FBI had ...

Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, known as Afa, died June 15 when a man who was part of a volunteer ... It is also 1861, and the job ...