One Desperate Shot That Changed History — The Final Days of Lincoln's Assassin, April 25, 1865
John Wilkes Booth, the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln, was shot and killed in a Virginia barn in the early hours of April 26, 1865. April 25th was the tense night federal investigators closed in on him. We take a closer look at the assassin's flight, his end, and the hidden stories behind it all.
Apr 25, 2026