The Day Lincoln was shot

[macwilkin]

Today marks the anniversary of John Wilkes Booth's shooting of President Lincoln. He lingered in a coma till 7:22 the next morning.

It seems that his presidency remains as controversial now as it was then.

I'll try to steer this thread away from controversy, and point out a book published last year about Lincoln and Robert Burns:

http://www.siupress.com/(S(vmvaaw55a...urns,5420.aspx

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