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

November might seem like just another month on the calendar, but for history buffs, it’s a goldmine of pivotal events and ...

Charles Guiteau assassinated President James Garfield in 1881, ending his presidency after just six months and altering the ...

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

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

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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 ...

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

Imagine a federal initiative that builds a nationwide system of universities and colleges equipped to educate and train every ...

In 1860, Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States. In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected ...