assassinations

It was a funeral re-enactment, but the tears that glistened on Cindy King's cheeks were real. The 67-year-old from Littlestown, Pa., took part in the retelling of Abraham Lincoln's funeral rites on Saturday at the B&O Railroad Museum, embodying a civilian overcome with emotion at the sight of the assassinated president's remains. And she scarcely wept alone.

The Sun mourned President Lincoln's assassination. It may have been the first time it ever said something nice about him.

The bilious views held by those still fighting the Civil War teach us that our nation still has a long way to go to make racism a thing of the past

The Baltimore-Washington area is playing host to a series of events marking the 150

Harford County residents, especially in the Bel Air area, will have no shortage of things to do this coming weekend as they can fly a kite, check out classic cars, take in the famed My Lady's Manor steeplechase horse race, get locally-grown produce at the Bel Air farmer's market or learn more about the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

In the next month, several exhibits and stage shows will open that focus on the historic macabre

The latest disclosures of Secret Service breakdowns in the agency's prime mission, the physical protection of the president, are grim reminders of a most disturbing particularly American malady — the assassination of the nation's political leaders.

Georges R. Garinther, a retired Army civilian engineer who studied ordnance noise and once examined the acoustics of the John F. Kennedy assassination, died of complications from heart disease and Alzheimer's disease March 9 at his daughter's Havre de Grace home. He was 79.

A Texas verdict that a drunk-driving teen was too rich to know better has people up in arms, but such ruling may be more common than many think

A recap of the Dec. 8 episode of 'Homeland,' where the assassination goes...as planned?

"Why does everyone always ask if we're related to President Kennedy?"

In life and death, President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated 50 years ago Friday, had numerous ties to Harford County, beyond the Northeastern Expressway that traverses the county and bears his name.

Marylanders had a special affinity for John F. Kennedy, who we memorialize this week on the 50th anniversary of his assassination on Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas.

Watching archival video of the news coverage of JFK's assassination makes me feel a little like I lived in the Dark Ages, compared to the students of today, who have the whole universe at the ready inside their iPhones.

The assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963 brings back memories of a younger self and a different time from those who were in Baltimore that day.

Catonsville resident produced documentary, wrote book about where people were during Kennedy's assassination

In this week's 'Mad Men,' Don's now a dom. And, no, it's not as sexy as it seems.

"Camelot Requiem," which receives its world premiere this weekend with Baltimore area singers and instrumentalists, is the latest and perhaps most ambitious undertaking to date of the Figaro Project, a DIY organization founded by soprano Caitlin Vincent in 2009.

At last, more insight into Don Draper's psyche. With old Don is back, most of season six's sins have been cyclical, from adultery and prostitution to more booze

Sarah Brady visits Annapolis to back gun bill

Brandi imparts a bit of gossip about Adrienne that is so intense the audience doesn't even get to hear it. Kyle is shocked. Shocked, I say!

The results of the Arab Spring make military action in Gaza far riskier than in the past.

Charles Carroll, who of course was a Revolutionary War era figure and signer of the Declaration of Independence, but the story also had ties to two other wars:

Morton A. Sacks, a retired trial lawyer and former assistant attorney general, died of heart disease Aug. 29 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center. The Linthicum resident, who lived for 40 years in Bolton Hill, was 74.