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Lincoln Assassination at Ford's Theatre

John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, sneaks into the presidential box at Ford's Theatre and shoots President Abraham Lincoln in the back of the head during the play 'Our American Cousin'. The audience is unaware of the assassination as the play continues momentarily.

Year 1865
Date 4/14
Location Ford's Theatre, Washington D.c., United States
Layer 2
Visibility PUBLIC
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Key Figures

Abraham Lincoln John Wilkes Booth Mary Todd Lincoln Major Henry Rathbone Clara Harris
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