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 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 7:22 a.m. on April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln succumbs to his injuries, after being shot at Ford’s Theatre the evening ...