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Abe Lincoln Wasn’t the Only Target on His Assassination Date

John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. Booth was part of a nine-person conspiracy that also planned to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State ...
Military.com

The Last Living Witness to Lincoln’s Assassination Told His Story on a 1950s Game Show

For most of us, the Lincoln assassination lives only in history books or in television or movie adaptations of the event. But for Samuel J. Seymour (1860–1956), it was a core memory. It was a ...
Miami New Times

The Lincoln Assassination and the End of the Civil War

Whether you’re a Civil War buff or get all your learnin’ from Drunk History, HistoryMiami keeps churning out lively events that tempt locals to dive into the past. For the 150th anniversary of Abraham ...
The Times Leader

Remembering Lincoln, 161 years later: Local historian Larry Cook’s presentation focuses on assassination

Local historian Larry Cook discusses the assassination of Abraham Lincoln during a presentation at the Hoyt Library in Kingston. Lincoln was shot on April 14 and died on April 15, 1865. You might have ...
The Times Leader

Editorial: Lincoln’s life and death include NEPA history

The deathbed scene after President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded in Ford’s Theatre April 14, 1865, is shown in this rare picture. The picture shows Mrs. Lincoln kneeling beside the bed and ...