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Abe Lincoln memorialized in monuments, mementoes

April 15, 2015, marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Abraham Lincoln, who was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. A re-enactment of his funeral is being held in Springfield, Ill., along with talks and plays at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., where he was fatally shot in 1865.

April 15, 2015, marks 150th anniversary of U.S president's death at the hands of John Wilkes Booth