Putting a face on the burden of war: Lincoln Face Morph
Worry over a nation torn apart etched itself in the visage of Abraham Lincoln.
The Last Photo of Lincoln
When Abraham Lincoln’s remains arrived in New York City on April 24, 1865, hundreds of thousands of its once-antagonistic citizens gathered to mourn him.
Lincoln Gets Buzzed
Looking notably robust near his 56th birthday, Abraham Lincoln sat for this portrait by an unknown photographer around February 1865.
The Angola Train Wreck
Nearly 50 people died and many more injured in the 1867 train wreck known as the Angola Horror. John D. Rockefeller narrowly missed being one of them.
Timeline: The Abolition of the Slave Trade
William Wilberforce waged a long campaign to convince Britain to abolish the slave trade.
British Textiles Clothe the World
How did Britain come to dominate the global production of cloth?
By Claire Hopley
Second Battle of Manassas: Union Major General John Pope Was No Match for Robert E. Lee
Brash, bombastic John Pope tempted fate by returning to the old battleground at Manassas. He thought he had caught Robert E. Lee napping. He was wrong.
