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On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln in the back of the head during a performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C.
3.8 million enslaved people were integral to the wealth of the American South in the 1850s and 1860s, shaping the nation's economy and history.
Sixty years after the Boston Strangler's crimes, the investigation continues to explore the identity and motives behind the infamous serial killer.
Viking seafaring expeditions across Europe led to the accumulation of vast treasures in gold and silver, explored in Season 4, Episode 12 of History's Greatest Mysteries.
Alexander the Great's sudden death at 32 remains a topic of debate among historians, with various theories attempting to explain the circumstances surrounding his demise.
A Civil War roll book details the events of April 14, 1865, when President Lincoln was shot and later died from his wounds.
Abraham Lincoln's assassination at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., is examined as potentially part of a larger conspiracy involving multiple conspirators.
One month before General Lee's surrender, a crowd gathered in Washington, D.C. for President Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration.
John Wilkes Booth was buried in a secret grave in Washington, D.C., before most people knew he was dead, following his assassination of President Lincoln.
Paul Jennings, a slave who served as James Madison's valet, bought his freedom with money loaned by Daniel Webster after Madison's death.
In 1960, directors Otto Preminger and Kirk Douglas hired Dalton Trumbo under his own name, marking a significant shift in Hollywood's response to the blacklist.
Four physicians attempted to save Abraham Lincoln after he was shot at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865, but their efforts were ultimately in vain.
In April 1775, British Red Coats confronted a determined militia in Lexington, marking the beginning of armed conflict in the American Revolution.
On December 11, 1978, a gang of thieves stole approximately $5 million in cash and $800,000 in jewelry from a luxury airline hangar at JFK Airport.
John Wilkes Booth targeted President Lincoln, Vice President Andrew Johnson, Secretary of State William Seward, and General Ulysses Grant for assassination.
