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On this day in history, April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln passes away

President Abraham Lincoln died in Washington, D.C., on this day in history, April 15, 1865, one day after he was shot by actor John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln, who was elected president in 1860, was the first U.S. president to be assassinated. He was survived by his wife, Mary Todd, whom he married in 1842, and his sons Robert and Tad. …

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