The American semiquincentennial begins now, marking the 250th anniversary of this country’s founding. Like the bicentennial ...

The two greatest presidents died in April, 80 years apart, one 80 years ago. Abraham Lincoln, 56, was slain while enjoying a comedy at Ford’s Theatre. After 12 years of a crisis presidency, Franklin ...

The U.S. government has an official plan for a zombie apocalypse Think The Walking Dead is straight-up fiction? Well, it is—but the government wants to be prepared for a real-life version anyhow. The ...

April 9 marks 160 years of the anniversary of when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. It was a pivotal moment in American history, and one of the ...

Those involved in unleashed political fighting today should learn from this end-of-war, Easter season moment from York history.

The two greatest presidents died in April, 80 years apart, one 80 years ago. Abraham Lincoln, 56, was slain while enjoying a ...

On April 15, 1865, the Civil War had just ended, the 16th U.S. president had been killed. How would Americans respond?

History: Florida paid dearly for its role in the Civil War, winding up both broken and broke for years afterward ...

The Struggle to End the American Civil War” By Michael Vorenberg, read by Landon Woodson. Random House Audio, 16½ hours, $28.

“He was crucified for us!” an elderly African American from York, Pennsylvania, told a newspaper that Easter weekend.

List of fair premiums shared newspaper space with Lincoln's death and an announcement of a circus coming to town.