Gregory Peck is known for starring in "To Kill a Mockingbird," but his relationship with president Lyndon Johnson almost landed him an even more important job.
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When President George Washington died, many couldn't imagine an America without him. Here is how one ambitious doctor tried to bring Washington back to life.
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Thomas Jefferson had an impressive array of responsibilities. He was part of the Committee of Five, and he also drafted the Declaration of Independence.
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Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, wrote his first memoir about his father but credits his mother for making him the person he would become.
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Abolitionist and activist Sojourner Truth was accused of murdering a preacher.
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But tragedy followed John F. Kennedy Jr,, starting just before his third birthday, when his father was assassinated, and ending with his early death in 1999.
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Jimmy Carter's public image as an honest peanut farmer-turned-statesman who builds homes for the homeless ignores his many contradictions and complications.
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An unpublished memoir from Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman at the center of the controversial 1955 Emmett Till murder case, offers crucial insight.
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The former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, was arrested and extradited to the U.S. based on accusations of trafficking cocaine and smuggling.
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The 1960s saw many firsts, such as the first moon landing, but Nichelle Nichols' fame as "Star Trek"'s Uhura was strangely tied to Martin Luther King. Jr.
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One of the most audacious stunts perpetrated by Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani involved then-Vice President Joe Biden.
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History often depends on where the writer, as well as the reader, happen to stand. Were particular acts good things or, ultimately, massive tragedies?
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Jacqueline Kennedy has a granddaughter who is as beautiful as the former first lady was. Meet Rose Schlossberg.
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Nothing can take away all the great things Washington did for the U.S.A., but he wasn't perfect. Here are some shady details about George Washington.
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The brutal murder of teenager Emmett Till in 1955 shocked the nation. However, President Dwight Eisenhower's lack of response spoke volumes on his stance.
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Autopsies date back 2,000 years and throughout history, they've helped to explain causes of death. Here are the post-mortem findings for eight U.S. presidents.
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When Pope Francis journeyed to Canada, the visit wasn't just social. An important aspect was the pope apologizing to Indigenous Peoples on behalf of the church.
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Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver were two Black titans of education. While working at Tukeegee they actually irritated each other quite a bit..
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There have been some pretty great Americans in the rather short timeline of the United States of America, and some of the best have become president.
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Malcom X was a controversial human rights activist who was assassinated in 1965. This is what he said in a speech right after his home was bombed.
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"The Autobiography of Malcolm X" is a crucial text, but three removed chapters, thought to be too controversial, provide insight into Malcolm X's narrative.
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It was famously observed by General William Sherman that war is hell. For the defeated, the aftermath of war can also be a time of injustice and cruelty.
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Larry Flynt is known for being a publisher at the helm of magazines like Hustler, and for peddling smut. He also had an unexpected connection to Jimmy Carter.
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What is now the nation of Sri Lanka has over 2,500 years of recorded history, but few of those years are as turbulent as recent events that are unfolding.
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Howard Hughes was a celebrity back in the 1930s -- wealthy, industrialist, film mogul. He became mysterious and withdrawn -- and his will was a mystery, too.
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Bobby Hutton was a 17-year-old Black Panther Party member who was killed in a confrontation with the police.
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George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden all share something in common: all four have faced calls for their imprisonment. But could it happen?
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