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

During one of the most personally challenging parts of the Civil War, Lincoln wrote a private “Meditation on the Divine Will.

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

You might have learned in history class that President Abraham Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865, while he and his wife were ...

President Abraham Lincoln died from a gunshot wound to the head at 7:22 a.m. on April 15, 1865.

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

Today is Tuesday, April 14, the 104th day of 2026. There are 261 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 14, 1865, ...

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

On April 14, 1865, a man slipped into a theater, waited for a laugh line, and changed the shape of American memory.

Just over 160 years ago on April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln in the head at Ford’s ...

A chair used at Ford’s Theatre the night Abraham Lincoln was assassinated will go on display in Springfield as part of a new ...