Great American History Quiz: John Wilkes Booth

On this day in 1865, John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer, fatally shoots President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. The attack came only five...

President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre.

John Wilkes Booth changes his plans from kidnapping President Abraham Lincoln to assassination.

A closer look at the confederate conspiracy involving the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

Every second counts in the hunt for the man who assasinated President Lincoln.

Every second counts in the hunt for the man who assasinated President Lincoln.

Every second counts in the hunt for the man who assasinated President Lincoln.

Al Gore speaks in 1997 on Global climate disruption

With a group of re-enactors, Steve Thomas learns how Sherman?s troops destroyed hundreds of miles of Confederate rail during Sherman?s March.

Americana: Chuck Woolery tries to trick you with trivia on Charles Ponzi.