Central Illinois is Abraham Lincoln country. Springfield has his law office, the home he owned as an adult, his tomb and the Old State Capitol, where he legislated and spoke. Surrounding regions focus ...
There’s an old Bob Newhart routine about Abraham Lincoln. Newhart’s early career featured a stand-up shtick in which he ...
From the Titanic sinking to the Oklahoma City bombing, many major tragedies have occurred April 15-20. Here's a look at ...
On 1865, President Lincoln died after being shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater. Some suspects were sent ...
Abraham Lincoln was shot dead on this day, April 15, 1865, making this the 156th anniversary of his death. On this day, John ...
Just over 160 years ago on April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln in the head at Ford’s ...
A chair used at Ford’s Theatre the night Abraham Lincoln was assassinated will go on display in Springfield as part of a new ...
You might have learned in history class that President Abraham Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865, while he and his wife were ...
Few images in American history are as instantly recognizable as Abraham Lincoln’s bearded face. It appears on the penny and ...
Mary Shipman Andrews' 1906 story about Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" sold 600,000 copies and was assigned reading for ...
Almost 80 years ago on April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play in a Major League Baseball ...
April 14, 1865. President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth in Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C.