As Abraham Lincoln watched the theatre stage, John Wilkes Booth crept from the shadows behind, drew his derringer pistol, and ...

The Ford’s Theatre Society and the National Park Service have planned activities to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was mortally wounded by ...

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An auction of the personal belongings of President Abraham Lincoln featured one rare item that caught the attention of many. A pair of gloves that were in Lincoln’s pocket at Ford's Theatre the night ...

Shortly after 10 p.m. on April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., and fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln. As Lincoln slumped ...

New historical fiction thriller asks: What if President Abraham Lincoln had a chance to escape his fated moment at Ford’s Theatre? NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED STATES ...

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The Ford's Theatre Center for Education and Leadership in Washington, D. C., is a new museum, located across from Ford's Theatre and next door to the house where Lincoln died, that will open in time ...