The younger members of the family were taught to persevere in the public eye, applying the Kennedy work ethic to public service and the competitive Kennedy spirit to their social lives
It began over cokes and phosphates in a drugstore in Dayton, Tennessee. A little scheme to boost the local economy exploded into the trial of the century.
An unlikely celebrity who drew fire from across the political spectrum, Henry Kissinger is widely recognized as one of the great American statesmen of the twentieth century.
The year 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of the start of demolition of the original Penn Station. Today, there is much debate over the future of the current Penn Station.
Scottish emigrant and abolitionist Allan Pinkerton founded America's first detective agency and brought down some of the country's most ruthless criminals.
In 1899, Harry Houdini was ready to retire as an entertainer. Acrobat, illusionist, hypnotist, and puppeteer -- Houdini had tried all of these and more, and nothing had worked. Then he met Martin Beck.
Guy Tozzoli helped pioneer the modern global trading economy — then oversee the creation of its greatest symbol and instrument, the World Trade Center.
