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Shooting at Ford's Theatre
- When
- April 14, 1865
- Where
- Ford's Theatre
John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865, during a performance.
Booth went to Ford's Theatre on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, to get his mail. He shot Lincoln during the performance. Booth had previously attended Lincoln's inauguration and expressed a desire to kill the President.
Sources
- Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Wikipedia
- John Wilkes Booth Wikipedia
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