On this day in 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC. He died early the next morning. To learn more about Lincoln’s assassination, you can stream Lincoln’s Last Day on Smithsonian Channel Plus. https://bitly.com/39tIjRe | Smithsonian Channel

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865 in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Watch the documentary, THE ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, now streaming online and on the PBS video app → https://to.pbs.org/2GlX8Kf | American Experience | PBS