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American History

John Wilkes Booth leans forward to shoot President Abraham Lincoln as he watches a play at Ford's Theatre in 1865.

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln’s Missing Bodyguard

What happened to Officer John Parker, the man who chose the wrong night to leave his post at Ford’s Theatre?

During the era of horse-drawn railroads, workers filled in a ravine at Duffy's Cut.

Ireland’s Forgotten Sons Recovered Two Centuries Later

In Pennsylvania, amateur archaeologists unearth a mass grave of immigrant railroad workers who disappeared in 1832

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Meet Mrs. Obama’s Inaugural Jewelry Designer Loree Rodkin

“You’ve called the wrong jewelry designer,” was Rodkin’s first thought when she got the call to do Michelle Obama’s inaugural earrings, ring and bracelets

In 1903, a barge called the Harold tipped somewhere off the coast of New York City, sending most of its 7,700 silver-and-lead bars to the bottom.

The Search for the Guggenheim Treasure

Loot valued at $20 million lies off the coast of Staten Island, and Ken Hayes is on the hunt for the sunken silver bullion

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