When John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln and leaped from Ford’s Theatre’s presidential box to the stage, he began a 12-day odyssey which took him from Washington, D.C. through Prince ...

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“Today, being able to come here and see the [Rich Hill Farm] house, actually feel it and know the history is what I wanted to do.”Having studied the Lincoln assassination and conspiracies, Cathy East ...

On this day in history, April 26, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was killed when Union soldiers tracked him down to a farm in Virginia 12 days after he fatally shot the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The first two episodes of the seven-part drama, based on James Swanson’s nonfiction book Manhunt: The ...

If Abraham Lincoln had leaned back in his rocking chair that night at Ford’s Theatre and turned around—hearing a footfall or a rustle, or glimpsing, out of the corner of his eye, a stage light ...

As an Amazon associate, Military.com earns from qualifying purchases. John Wilkes Booth wasn't originally planning to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Booth and his allies wanted to abduct the 16th ...

After shooting U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, during a production of "Our American Cousin," John Wilkes Booth lept from the president's balcony seats to the stage below and yelled ...

“Then, they went to the Mudd house from about 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 15.”Partnering with the Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House Society, Charles County’s Office of Tourism set up tents and food stands last ...