Meet the incredible woman born in Upstate New York who not only helped foil a presidential assassination but who forged the way for women to work as detectives.
Abraham Lincoln once stopped in New York to meet the little girl who inspired him to grow a beard and there's a statue in the center of town to prove it.
November 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. We thought we'd share with you some bizarre coincidences between Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. Taken from the Reader's Digest book, Mysteries of the Unexplained, you will amazed at these astonishing facts.
Whether you're a history buff or not, prepare to be transfixed by a video from a classic TV show that gives you an eye witness account of the night Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Many of us when breaking a dollar end up discarding our spare change into a jar at home and forgetting about it, or generously plunking it into the many charity drop-boxes including that iconic red Salvation Army kettle. But out of all of the coins that have been circulating for centuries, is Benjamin Franklin's penny actually ready for retirement?