assassination of Lincoln
Booth's fatal shot
The assassination of Lincoln refers to the murder of President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, when actor John Wilkes Booth shot him at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Lincoln died the following morning.
The event occurred just days after the Civil War's effective end and transformed Lincoln into a martyred symbol of national unity.
The assassination of Lincoln plunged the nation into mourning.
- BoothHistorical surname
- Ford's TheatreHistoric Washington playhouse
- AprilYear's fourth month
- 1865Civil War's conclusion year
- shotQuick liquor serving
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