Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A ‘carte de visite’ photo of ‘The Mysterious Beauty,’ later identified as actress Fanny Brown, one of five found on John Wilkes Booth after he was tracked down and fatally shot 12 days after he ...

Portrait of Miss Laura Keene; portrait of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln. Illustration from an early account of Lincoln's death, "The Terrible Tragedy at Washington: ...

President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C. by accessing the presidential box. Lincoln would pass away the following morning; this was the first ...