The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln | American Experience | PBS

On this day in 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC. He died early the next morning. To learn more about Lincoln’s assassination, you can stream Lincoln’s Last Day on Smithsonian Channel Plus. https://bitly.com/39tIjRe | Smithsonian Channel

Inside the burial chamber at the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois. #abrahamlincoln #lincolntomb #presidents | Freyzel Productions

To the families of the fallen women and men who have died for this land we love: we thank you and honor your loss by continuing the fight for liberty, justice, and freedom each and every day. | The Lincoln Project