“He was crucified for us!” an elderly African American from York, Pennsylvania, told a newspaper that Easter weekend.

Secretary of State William Seward was attacked but ultimately survived. Image via Utah Digital Newspapers, the University of ...

He was surely one of Sunderland’s most incredible figures - and his life will be under the spotlight this week.

Answer: Both were assassinated. Both were age 56. And Lincoln’s death — at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. — happened 160 years ago today. How does revenge shape our politics and relationships? How ...