A special platform called the Lincoln Catafalque, first used for Abraham Lincoln, supports the casket. State Funeral Service: A formal ceremony is held, usually at the Washington National Cathedral, ...

In Philadelphia, about a mile from the funeral route, Abdoulaye Ndiaye—whose family emigrated from Senegal—plays football for the Abraham Lincoln High School Rail Splitters. Some 200 American ...

The story of President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train will be the topic for the Vernon County Historical Society’s first ...

America is remembering former President Jimmy Carter ahead of Thursday’s funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington and his burial back home in Georgia. Presidential funerals have a ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln remains a tragic historical ... Illinois. The funeral train stopped in many cities along the way, where memorials were attended ...

Jimmy Carter, a steel-willed Southern governor who was elected president in 1976, died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Dec. 29, according to his son James E. Carter III, known as Chip. He was 100 ...

A national day of mourning is a day to honor and pay respects to a revered public figure who has died. Here's what else to know.