Harry S. Truman, who began his political career in Jackson County, was born in Lamar, Missouri, on May 8, 1884. The City of Leawood is set to begin a major reconstruction project along 83rd St. in the ...

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 ...

When John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865, history quickly fixed its attention on Booth himself. His dramatic actions, swift escape, and violent end made him the central ...

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 ...