The shocking story of Richard Leopold and Nathan Loeb, two wealthy college students who murdered a 14-year-old boy in 1924 to prove they were smart enough to get away with it.
When two privileged boys from a wealthy Chicago suburb confessed to a brutal murder, the story made national headlines. Explore photos of the investigation and trial.
President James Garfield was only four months into his presidency when he was shot by Charles Guiteau, who claimed that God had instructed him to kill the president.Â
In the last half of the 19th century, America underwent a series of changes. James Garfield's election brought hope to Americans of all backgrounds.
The U.S. President has not always had a protective detail. Only after the murder of President McKinley in 1901 did Congress assign the task of presidental protection to the Secret Service.
In 1880, James Garfield traveled to Republican party headquarters in New York, a trip which culminated in an address to 50,000 people gathered in Madison Square Park.
