7 St. 38 Min, 15 Apr 1865 Jahr - President Lincolns Assassination April 15, 1865

Beschreibung:

While attending a play named “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C. just a few days after Lee’s surrender, Abraham Lincoln was shot
Lincoln died 9 hours later
President Andrew Johnson replaced Abraham Lincoln as President of the U.S.
The assassin was named John Wilkes Booth, a pro-secessionist actor
Booth escaped and was later shot and killed on April 26th
Four co-conspirators (including one woman) were hanged after being found guilty of plotting to assassinate President Lincoln