Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: The Mask of Lincoln: John Wilkes Booth
The National Portrait Gallery publishes a captioned portrait of John Wilkes Booth in which Booth's animosity toward Lincoln and the events of Lincoln's assassination are recounted.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Assassination of President Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln has the distinction of being the first President to be assassinated. The Library of Congress has more information about the events surrounding this historic event.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Ford's Theatre
From the National Park Service, this site provides details on the theatre where Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Abraham Lincoln Assassination
Provides detailed facts and information on John Wilkes Booth and other conspirators that were involved in the assassination of President Lincoln in 1865.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Civil War for Kids: President Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
Kids learn about the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth; major event in the American Civil War.