brother to John Wilkes Booth. He was traveling with John T. Ford, the owner of Ford's Theatre. According to Emerson's book, Robert Lincoln was on vacation from Harvard University when it happened ...

On April 14, 1865, itinerant actor John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in Washington, DC — jumping from Lincoln’s box, breaking his leg and shouting ...

The Tennessee toddler became afraid of John Wilkes Booth after learning about the 16th president's assassination.

Cassie then gave Lainey a brief overview of what happened at Ford’s Theatre, noting that someone named John Wilkes Booth had hurt then-president Abraham Lincoln. “She really held on to that,” Cassie ...

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 ...

When most Americans think of the name “Booth” they think of John Wilkes, the infamous assassin who fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. But for much of the 19th century it ...

Turns out NASA wanted the pictures to look ... had plenty of soldiers to spare. Booth, along with six other men, created several scenarios. One was to capture Lincoln while he was traveling ...

The poster, printed on April 20, 1865, advertises a total of $100,000 in rewards for the capture of John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices. Booth fatally shot Lincoln on April 14, 1865, at Ford’s ...

Twelve days after President Lincoln's historic 1865 visit ... We need to find John Wilkes Booth. And here is his picture,'" said Gorman. After escaping into Maryland, Booth continued to elude ...