User blog:ARTaylor/150 Years of the Death of Abraham Lincoln

Today is the one-hundred fiftieth anniversary of the death of Abraham Lincoln. Shot by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theatre the night before, he passed away early in the morning becoming the first acting president to be killed. Following his untimely demise, Lincoln has become one of the most beloved and respected figures in American history, eventually being immortalized on currency and Mount Rushmore.