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

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

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

The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) will commemorate the Repose of President Abraham Lincoln in the Ohio Statehouse Rotunda on Tuesday, April 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This day marks ...

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

A portrait of Abraham Lincoln that once hung in the presidential office of Theodore Roosevelt has resurfaced after being lost ...

Lincoln is known for many achievements yet it is generally overlooked that he was a career politician and unusually attached ...

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

DC Emancipation Day commemorates the abolition of slavery in Washington, D.C. — here’s what to know about the holiday.

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

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tom Hanks is set to play U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in the movie adaptation of the 2017 novel Lincoln in the Bardo. The ...