John Wilkes Booth: Into the Darkness

President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre.

A closer look at the confederate conspiracy involving the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

On this day in 1865, John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer, fatally shoots President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. The attack came only five...

For Kids: Vanna White on John Wilkes Booth's profession.

Every second counts in the hunt for the man who assasinated President Lincoln.

Every second counts in the hunt for the man who assasinated President Lincoln.

Every second counts in the hunt for the man who assasinated President Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) President of the United S

Haunted History on the ghosts of Abigail Adams and Abraham Lincoln.

On this day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issues a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which sets a date for the freedom of more than 3 million black slaves in the United States and recasts...