Mount Rushmore wasn’t really his idea. Robinson conceived the original concept in a bid to boost tourism. As it sits in the ...

Humor has a way of transcending time. While historical figures are often remembered for their serious achievements, many of ...

President Abraham Lincoln, attended a few of them. Mary Todd told her half-sister that Willie would appear at the foot of her bed “with the same sweet, adorable smile that he always has had,” ...

Eight decades ago, a presidential commission guided by Jefferson’s great-great-grandson selectively edited the Founding Father’s words to present him as an abolitionist without mentioning he had ...

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

In the summer of 1774 Jefferson retreated to Monticello and wrote a secret plea meant to avert disputes with the British — a ...

The nation had already endured one presidential assassination, but this one felt different. Abraham Lincoln’s killing had ...

It's just like the whole country got instantly so thin-skinned and whiny,' says Michael Bishop, aka Blothar the Berserker ...

Navy Cmdr. Paul Dixon, a 2004 Churchill County High School graduate and U.S. Navy F/18 Super Hornet pilot, has been training ...

Hal Holbrook, an award-winning actor acclaimed for his one-man portrayal of American literary legend Mark Twain and whose film work included portraying the mysterious "Deep Throat" in "All the ...

North Carolina holds some of the most beautiful old houses you'll ever see. Walking through these historic homes feels like ...

In literature, the use of nicknames serves to reveal personality traits that are crucial for character development, and to ...