In february 1862 when willie was 11 1 2 years old, by which time abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln were president and first lady of the United States, february 20th, 1862, the lincolns lost yet another son. Willie lincoln, aged 11 1 2, died in the white house while his father was president and mother was first lady. Also of childhood illness, typhoid fever. President and first lady were plunged into profound grief. Abraham lincoln is believed by modern scholars whoto have suffered with profound depression in life and presidency. But what he and his wife went through in 1862 was something different. They had lost a first son in 1850, then a second son who had been born just after they lost their first one. Lost both little boys in childhood. And lincolns had this to deal with on top of Everything Else that was upon them. With country being in grips of civil war. And in that dark year, in 1862, with Everything Else that was going on with the country and for the white house and for the lincol
Lincolns lost yet another son. Willie lincoln, aged 11 1 2, died in the white house while his father was president and mother was first lady. Also died of childhood illness, typhoid fever. President and first lady were plunged into profound grief. Abraham lincoln is believed by modern scholars whoto have suffered with profound depression in life and presidency. But what he and his wife went through in 1862 was something different. They had lost a first son in 1850, then a second son who had been born just after they lost their first one. Lost both little boys in childhood. And lincolns had this to deal with on top of Everything Else that was upon them. With country being in grips of civil war. And in that dark year, in 1862, with Everything Else that was going on with the country and for the white house and for the lincoln family, that winter in 1862, after his second son had died, president lincoln got word that an old friend of his from illinois, William Mccullough, had been killed f
Hey. Im Anderson Cooper in el paso, texas, for cnns special coverage. America under assault. Special coverage of the Mass Shootings that have once again brought americans facetoface with the combination of gun violence and hate. Theres a lot to talk about in this hour. This texas border town, the motive is clear. A man drove 10 to 11 hours fueled by anger towards la tee nos and hispanics leaving 22 dead behind me. Mexicans government calling it a terrorist attack saying there was no doubt the suspect was targeting mexicans. Venezuela has cited a travel warning because of hate crimes and violence in the u. S. More from here in a moment. Well come back to you, anderson. Thank you. Im Brooke Baldwin here in dayton, ohio, where cnn has gotten its hands on exclusive video from sundays mass shooting right here in what they call the oregon district. A surveillance camera capturing the moments as the gunman rushes out of an alley and opens fire in the area. Its packed with thousands of people.