President Abraham Lincoln died from a gunshot wound to the head at 7:22 a.m. on April 15, 1865.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - On this day, April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln died after being shot by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln was attending the play “Our American Cousin” when Booth snuck into his ...

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The handwritten notification of President Abraham Lincoln's death is being offered for sale by a Philadelphia documents dealer. Nathan Raab, president of the Raab Collection, says the telegram was ...