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Season 21 Episode 3: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

36 SeasonsFeb 09, 2009TV-PG1h 30m7.6

On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Over the next twelve days, as a fractured nation mourned, the largest manhunt ever attempted closed in on his assassin, the renowned 26-year-old actor John Wilkes Booth. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln recounts this great American drama: two tumultuous months when the joy of peace was shattered by the heartache of Lincoln’s death. Featuring Will Patton (Numb3rs, A Mighty Heart) as the voice of the a...

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Season 21 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

1. The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Aired: Jan 26, 2009

This biography presents a complex and revealing portrait of one of America's ...

Episode 2 The Polio Crusade

2. The Polio Crusade

Aired: Feb 2, 2009

This film interweaves the personal accounts of polio survivors with the story...

Episode 3 The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

3. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Aired: Feb 9, 2009

On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Wash...

Episode 4 A Class Apart

4. A Class Apart

Aired: Feb 23, 2009

From a small-town Texas murder emerged a landmark civil rights case. The litt...

Episode 5 We Shall Remain: Part I - After the Mayflower

5. We Shall Remain: Part I - After the Mayflower

Aired: Apr 13, 2009

In March of 1621, in what is now southeastern Massachusetts, Massasoit (actor...

Episode 6 We Shall Remain: Part II - Tecumseh's Vision

6. We Shall Remain: Part II - Tecumseh's Vision

Aired: Apr 20, 2009

Each of the episodes focuses on important historical events and concludes wit...

Episode 7 We Shall Remain: Part III - Trail of Tears

7. We Shall Remain: Part III - Trail of Tears

Aired: Apr 27, 2009

The Cherokee would call it Nu-No-Du-Na Tlo-Hi-Lu, "The Trail Where They Cried...

Episode 8 We Shall Remain: Part IV - Geronimo

8. We Shall Remain: Part IV - Geronimo

Aired: May 4, 2009

In February of 1909, the indomitable Chiricahua Apache warrior and war shaman...

Episode 9 We Shall Remain: Part V - Wounded Knee

9. We Shall Remain: Part V - Wounded Knee

Aired: May 11, 2009

On the night of February 27, 1973, fifty-four cars, horns blaring, rolled int...

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Main Cast

Will PattonJohn Wilkes Booth

Guy Gane

Guy GaneJohn Wilkes Booth

Creators

Barak GoodmanDirector

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Current Status: Currently Airing

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary, History, Biography

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