Local historian Larry Cook discusses the assassination of Abraham Lincoln during a presentation at the Hoyt Library in Kingston. Lincoln was shot on April 14 and died on April 15, 1865. You might have ...

Whether you’re a Civil War buff or get all your learnin’ from Drunk History, HistoryMiami keeps churning out lively events that tempt locals to dive into the past. For the 150th anniversary of Abraham ...

For most of us, the Lincoln assassination lives only in history books or in television or movie adaptations of the event. But for Samuel J. Seymour (1860–1956), it was a core memory. It was a ...

Last week, guests of the CAST Senior center were treated to a history lesson on one of American’s most infamous crimes.

If the date rings a bell, there's a good reason: April 15 is the deadline to file your income taxes or file for an extension. But 161 years ago, April 15 was memorable for another reason: The date ...