Q. A railcar at the Burley museum is reported to have carried the body of John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's assassin. What's the story? A. "The museum still has this car," Tosha Pincock, curator at the ...

President Lincoln, regarded by historians as one of the best presidents in history, was born on this day in 1809. He is frequently invoked by Trump.

Abraham Lincoln's wife was long attacked for everything from her spending to her lack of emotional restraint. But with two ...

When we think of the most legendary presidents our nation has had, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, ...

Thursday and Friday mark three days of memories, love, respect and sharing. Our 16th president was born on Feb. 12, Giving ...

Historians consistently rank Abraham Lincoln as the greatest U.S. president. Without his leadership and political brilliance, ...

April 10, 1865.” Four days later, Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theatre by John Wilkes Booth and died the following morning.

They were there when John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln. Afterward they probably saw Lincoln’s coffin lying in state in Washington, D.C, and the beginning of the funeral train trip to Springfield.

He was an adviser to Steven Spielberg's film Lincoln and his latest biography, Fortune's Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth, will be published in April. What did Charles Colchester know and when ...

Answer: B. Lincoln made this pledge of unity and compassion to a divided nation just 41 days before he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. His full address is inscribed in his memorial.