On this day in history, April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln passes awayPresident Abraham Lincoln died in Washington, D.C., on this day in history, April 15, 1865, one day after he was shot by actor John Wilkes Booth.
Lincoln, who was elected president in 1860, was the first U.S. president to be assassinated.
He was survived by his wife, Mary Todd, whom he married in 1842, and his sons Robert and Tad.
The president was shot while he was attending a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre in D.C.
During one of the funniest lines of the play, Booth entered the presidential box — and fired a shot into the president's head, according to the Ford's Theatre website............
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