Phil Edwards

This is what we know — and don’t — about killing Lincoln.

The Titanic was always sold on size. This chart shows the arrogance that doomed it.

The Pony Express only lasted 18 months, but it’s still legendary. This is why.

One thing made America’s first female private eye uniquely qualified.

Jefferson believed mastodons roamed the Wild West, and he brought their bones to the White House. This is why.

Those widgets on the side of the watch are called “complications.” It’s a term with a long history.

When it made its debut, The Great Gatsby was just one book among many. This very small ad proves it.

In the absence of war photography, these sketches are our only images of the Confederate surrender at Appomattox.