Netflix's historical drama miniseries Death by Lightning explores the thrilling true story of U.S. President James Garfield's ...

Locals know the story. When the Lucas Gusher blew at Spindletop Hill on Jan. 10, 1901, the area’s history changed in a […] ...

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Death by Lightning is a gripping drama about the assassination of President James Garfield, spiced with F-bombs and tawdry sex, not a heavy-handed civics lesson. Yet the four-episode Netflix ...

In the latest episode of our podcast, "Settle In," Geoff Bennett speaks with actor Nick Offerman. Since playing the curmudgeonly libertarian Ron Swanson on NBC’s Parks & Rec, he’s avoided being ...

Destry Edwards is a documentary filmmaker and the media production and studio manager at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. The new Netflix series “Death by Lightning” (based on the fantastic book, ...

No one knows exactly when Gramma the Galápagos tortoise was born on that volcanic chain of Pacific islands. What is clear, though, is that she lived through the fall of empires, two world wars, and ...

Gramma's 138th birthday was celebrated at the San Diego Zoo in 2022. (San Diego Zoo/YouTube | Screenshot by NPR) No one knows exactly when Gramma the Galápagos tortoise was born on that volcanic chain ...

VTDigger runs on reader support. Help us reach our goal by Dec. 31. President Chester Arthur is back in the spotlight. It’s been a minute. Netflix’s hit new historical series “Death by Lightning” ...

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