Looking back, he might have preferred his mom's home cooking. But Abraham Lincoln's elegant last meal with his wife became one for the record books.

April 14, 1865, that John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln. Earlier that day, Lincoln was unusually cheerful. He had spoken with his son Robert that morning about his experience as a ...

President Abraham Lincoln died in Washington, D.C., on this day in history, April 15, 1865, one day after he was ... ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, APRIL 14, 1910, PRESIDENT TAFT THROWS OUT FIRST PITCH ...

Abraham Lincoln grew up on the American frontier ... Before Lincoln could guide Reconstruction, an assassin cut his life short. On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, a supporter of the ...

For many people who lived through the Civil War, Saturday, April 14, 1865, was indelibly remembered for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Yet Saturday April 14, 1894, was also a time to see ...

Abraham Lincoln was shot in Ford's Theatre in Washington on the evening of April 14th, 1865, and he died the next day. Our coverage of the assassination appeared in the issue of April 29th ...

Abraham Lincoln grew up on the American frontier ... Before Lincoln could guide Reconstruction, an assassin cut his life short. On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, a supporter of the ...