What happened to Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States. He served as President from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. On April 14, 1865, Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C., while attending a play. He was immediately taken to a nearby boarding house, where he died the following morning on April 15, 1865, at the age of 56. His death had a profound impact on the nation, and he is remembered as one of the greatest Presidents in American history.