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

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

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?

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

April 14, 1865, got off to a far better start than most days in the White House Mary Todd Lincoln. Sadly, it would be an all-too-brief moment of happiness before the day ended in unimaginable fashion, ...

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Treasured artifacts associated with President Abraham Lincoln were on the auction block Wednesday, separated from a collection that was intended to be available for public display forever but wound up ...