Abraham Lincoln
How Samuel Mudd Went From Lincoln Conspirator to Medical Savior
Banished to an island prison in the Gulf of Mexico, the doctor who set Booth’s broken leg saved dozens of lives in a yellow fever outbreak
Tour the Theater Where Lincoln Was Assassinated on Google Street View
150 years later, a new view of Ford’s Theatre
A Host of Relics from Lincoln's Last Days All Came to Reside at the Smithsonian
The Lincoln collection at the American History Museum marks the horrific tragedy and the poignancies of a nation in mourning
The Final Hours of John Wilkes Booth
"I have too great a soul to die like a criminal," Booth once wrote
The Night Abraham Lincoln Was Assassinated
What happened on that fateful Good Friday evening
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
A look back at the fateful night 150 years ago that changed American history forever
This is the Carriage That Took Lincoln on his Fateful Trip to Ford's Theatre
As the April anniversary of Lincoln's last ride approaches, an historian recounts the president's other horse and buggie moments
The Underappreciated and Forgotten Sites of the Civil War
To commemorate the end of the war 150 years ago, here are fascinating locales that remind us of the conflict's sprawling impact
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How an Early 19th Century Journalist Took Lincoln to Task for Travel Reimbursement
Lincoln was a congress member at the time but not the only one charging too much for travel
The Spiritualist Who Warned Lincoln Was Also Booth's Drinking Buddy
What did Charles Colchester know and when did he know it?
The Closest Source We Have to Really Knowing John Wilkes Booth Is His Sister
In a post-assassination memoir, Asia Booth Clarke recalled her brother's passion, his patriotism and his last words to her
The Blood Relics From the Lincoln Assassination
Even now, 150 years later, objects from the murder of the president provide a powerful link to the event
What the Newspapers Said When Lincoln Was Killed
The initial reaction to the president's death was a wild mixture of grief, exultation, vengefulness and fear
The Group That’s Been Celebrating Lincoln’s Birth for Almost 150 Years
The Lincoln Association of Jersey City claims it has the longest record of celebrating Lincoln’s legacy
When Washington, D.C. Came Close to Being Conquered by the Confederacy
The year was 1864, and the South was all but beaten, yet Jubal Early's ragged army had D.C. within its grasp
This Software Can Spot Rare Genetic Disorders Just by Looking at a Person's Face
New software can spot genetic disorders like Down's syndrome by analyzing photographs of faces
These 1861 Photos Helped Convince Abraham Lincoln to Preserve Yosemite for the Public
Stanford University celebrates the National Park's 150th anniversary with some retro photos
Was Lincoln Bald And More Questions From Our Readers
Ask Smithsonian: You asked, we answered
Letters from Mothers to President Lincoln
A sampling of motherly missives to the president
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