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On April 14, 1865, the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. He was shot while watching a play at Ford's Theatre.
The 16th President of the United States was Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln was in office from March 4, 1861 until April 15, 1865 when he was assassinated.
No. he was dead right when he was shot he was shot in the left side of his head.
Thomas Lincoln's wife, Nancy, got pregnant by another man named Samuel Davis. Thomas and Nancy Lincoln raised Abraham and were his parents, but Samuel Davis and Nancy Lincoln were Abraham's biological parents.
He probably had more than one nickname, but the most famous one is "Honest Abe."
Abraham Lincoln married only once in his life. The bride was Miss Todd and they both had four boys (the children lived to maturity). Mr. Lincoln and his wife were together for twenty two years, until Lincoln was assassinated.*I am sure this is all correct information, if you would like more click on the site below*http://www.authorama.com/life-of-abraham-lincoln-12.html
John Wilkes Booth shot him from behind when Lincoln was watching the play Our American Cousin in a balcony next to the stage. Booth jumped from the balcony and caught his spur on bunting, hit the stage wrong, and broke his leg. He limped out to the back of the theater where is horse was waiting and rode out of Washington. Lincoln was carried across the street where he was put in a bed in a second floor room and died at 7 AM the next morning.