On April 14, 1865, President of The United States Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while attending a play, Our American Cousin, at Ford's Theater in Washington, just five days after General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant. Lincoln died the next morning. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury (wasps65@earthlink.net)