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Assassination Fever Ran in Booth Family New research reveals that Junius Brutus Booth, the father of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth, aspired to live up to his middle name. Historians at the University of Tennessee recently confirmed that the elder Booth, a leading Shakespearean actor called the “mad tragedian,” threatened to kill President Andrew Jackson. …
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Arms and Men: Underwater TerrorThe plucky Bushnell brothers invented the military submarine, frightened the mighty British fleet, and gave George Washington a bit of hope. LEONARDO da Vinci, a great dabbler in m… Read MoreGetting the Truth OutTen Americans made a daring escape from the Japanese and shocked the home front with the first detailed account of the Bataan Death March. One day in early May 1943, ten American s… Read MoreThe End of AthensA demagogue, a treacherous ally, and a brutal Roman general destroyed the city-state—and democracy—in the first century BC. Two scenes from Athens in the first century BC: Early su… Read MoreLee Takes ChargeMcClellan thought he was timid. Newspapers called him ‘Granny Lee.’ But once in command, the general attacked quickly and boldly. The musketry and artillery fire had died away with… Read MoreDaily Quiz for November 18, 2017Widowed between his election and his inauguration, this president kept a portrait of his wife next to his heart.
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