Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Ferdinand Magellan, also known as US Car No. 1, was used by US presidents between 1943 and 1954. It was the president's ...

Very few figures in American history are as iconic as the 16th President, Abraham Lincoln. Before he served in the top office of the U.S., among other achievements, Lincoln was voted into the Illinois ...

In the early 20th century, as rail travel carried presidents and dignitaries across the country, one Central Texas town found a creative way to ensure it would not be overlooked. In April 1905, the ...

Despite the prevalence of automobile and airplane travel, trains were still a common mode of transportation as society moved into the mid-20th century.