On this day, April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln died after being shot by John Wilkes Booth.

On April 15, 1865, the Civil War had just ended, the 16th U.S. president had been killed. How would Americans respond?

On April 15, 1865, President Lincoln died after being shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater. Some suspects ...

Abraham Lincoln was shot dead on this day, April 15, 1865, making this the 156th anniversary of his death. On this day, John ...

President Abraham Lincoln had a mixed record on immigration, but championed newcomers’ “right to rise.” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – President Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address will be reenacted in November as part of the ...

John Wilkes Booth will forever be known as the infamous assassin who killed Abraham Lincoln—but he didn’t act alone. Lewis Powell, Mary Surratt, John Surratt, David Herold, and George Atzerodt each ...

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 ...

For over a century, some have claimed that Abraham Lincoln was not the biological son of Thomas Lincoln, but rather the secret child of a North Carolina man named Abraham Enloe.

President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous “Proclamation of Thanksgiving” on Oct. 3, 1863, with the Civil War still raging. As is our annual tradition, we reproduce the text below in commemoration of ...