Did you know that before he was shot on April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln experienced several near fatal-events throughout his life and presidency? Find out more during our 3-night documentary event, #AbrahamLincoln, beginning Feb 20th at 8/7c. | HISTORY

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865 in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Watch the documentary, THE ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, now streaming online and on the PBS video app → https://to.pbs.org/2GlX8Kf | American Experience | PBS

On this day in 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC. He died early the next morning. To learn more about Lincoln’s assassination, you can stream Lincoln’s Last Day on Smithsonian Channel Plus. https://bitly.com/39tIjRe | Smithsonian Channel

On this day in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, one of the most memorable speeches in American history. | WISN 12 NEWS