This December, we’re taking a look back at the many fascinating history books that published this year. From axe murderers to the history of rope, ...

This December, we’re taking a look back at the many fascinating history books that published this year. From axe murderers to the history of rope, ...

John Wilkes Booth assassinating Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre. Drawing from glass-slide depiction c. 1865–75. (Public domain, Wikimedia ...

The Rock Island Argus newspaper clipping, April 7, 1865.March 31st is the 160th anniversary of one of the most shocking events of the Civil War: ...