More than one American historian has described the Civil War as the conflict that turned brother against brother. Among the more notable of those warring siblings were the actors Edwin Booth and his ...

Cassie Litton and her family took a trip to Ford’s Theatre, not realizing the impact it would have on her daughter Meredith Wilshere is a Society and Culture writer at PEOPLE. Her work has previously ...

It’s not uncommon for kids to fear monsters under their bed, but usually the monster isn’t John Wilkes Booth. In an exclusive interview with People on May 11, Tennessee native Cassie Litton revealed ...

A ‘carte de visite’ photo of ‘The Mysterious Beauty,’ later identified as actress Fanny Brown, one of five found on John Wilkes Booth after he was tracked down and fatally shot 12 days after he ...