Lincoln's Last Day: The Story of the First Presidential Assassination (opens in new tab)

On the night of 14 April 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, on the eve of his greatest triumph. Having seen the nation through the bloodshed of the American Civil War, Lincoln had been preparing to continue his work through Reconstruction. John Wilkes Booth - an actor and Confederate sympathizer - vowed not to let that happen. Discover the story of Lincoln's last day, as well as the actions of the man who killed him.