Photo: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. giving his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington in Washington, D.C., on 28 August 1963. Credit: National Archives and Records Administration; Wikimedia Commons.

Today We Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 16, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr... (Read More)

Photo: Secret Service agent Clinton Hill shielding the occupants of President Kennedy's limousine: President Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy, Texas Governor John Connally, and his wife Nellie, 22 November 1963. Credit: Justin Newman; Wikimedia Commons.

Eyewitness Accounts of President Kennedy’s Assassination

By Tony Pettinato on November 22, 2016

An article about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on 22 November 1963... (Read More)

Painting: "Interior of Carthage Jail" by C.C.A. Christensen, showing the murder of Mormon leader Joseph Smith, Jr. Credit: Brigham Young University Museum of Art; Wikimedia Commons.

Illinois Mob Murders Joseph Smith Jr., Mormon Leader

By Tony Pettinato on June 27, 2016

An article about the murder of Mormon leader Joseph Smith, Jr., who was assassinated by an angry crowd on 27 June 1844 inside the Carthage Jail in Illinois... (Read More)

Photo: Robert F. Kennedy, 1968. Credit: Evan Freed; Wikimedia Commons.

Robert F. Kennedy Dies after Shooting

By Tony Pettinato on June 6, 2016

An article about the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy on 5-6 June 1968... (Read More)

Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln

By Tony Pettinato on April 14, 2016

An article about the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth on 14 April 1865... (Read More)

Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy: Shot after Victory Speech

By Tony Pettinato on June 5, 2015

An article about Senator Robert F. Kennedy being shot by assassin Sirhan Sirhan in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on 5 June 1968... (Read More)

Illustration: "Assassination of Abraham Lincoln." This Currier & Ives print (1865) implies Rathbone was already rising as Booth fired at Lincoln; in fact, Rathbone was unaware of Booth until he heard the shot. Credit: Currier & Ives; Wikimedia Commons.

Assassination of President Lincoln: History of an Epic Tragedy

By Scott Phillips on April 16, 2014

In this article, Scott Phillips searches old newspapers to see how the news of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination was reported in the nation’s newspapers... (Read More)

Photo: Martin Luther King, Jr. Credit: Nobel Foundation; Wikimedia Commons.

46th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination

By Tony Pettinato on April 4, 2014

An article about the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, on 4 April 1968... (Read More)

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