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Library of CongressTad Lincoln was Abraham Lincolns youngest son. In the fall of 1860, seven-year-old Tad Lincoln learned that his father had been elected president. He would, alongside his parents and older brother, soon move from Springfield, Illinois to the White House in Washington D.C.

Ever since George Washington first took the oath of office in 1789, scores of men have followed in his footsteps. But not all of Americas presidents have left their terms with a glowing reputation. A number of these leaders have been harshly judged by history for their scandals, political decisions, inaction in the face of

Nellie Jackson FilmNellie Jackson ran a brothel just 10 blocks from Natchez City Hall with the tacit endorsement of civic leaders. For 60 years, Nellie Jackson ran the worlds oldest profession out of a modest white house in the oldest European city on the Mississippi River. And she did it in the open.

Like this gallery?Share it: Constructed in the 14th century as the royal residence and center of activity of the Ryukyu Kingdom in Okinawa, Shuri Castle has endured several instances of destruction. Not even U.S. military attacks during the Battle of Okinawa and a devastating fire in 2019 could crumble this historic structure.

One morning in September 1975, 33-year-old ex-Marine Oliver Sipple went for a walk around his San Francisco neighborhood. Within moments, he found himself saving the life of U.S. President Gerald Ford from a deranged female assassin.