In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about some of the other victims of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination on 14 April 1865... (Read More)
An article about the mixed reactions to Hiram Rhodes Revels becoming the first African American member of the U.S. Congress, on 25 February 1870... (Read More)
An article about Richard Lawrence firing two pistols point-blank at President Andrew Jackson on 30 January 1835, and Jackson’s miraculous survival... (Read More)
An article about the death of President Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War hero, who died a painful and impoverished death at the age of 63 on 23 July 1885... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about President Abraham Lincoln’s killer: John Wilkes Booth... (Read More)