22h 20min, apr 14, 1865 y - Abraham Lincoln assasination
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John wilkes booth assassinated abraham Lincoln by shooting him in the back of the head. John Wilkes opposed some of Lincoln's policies. wilkes actually backed slavery and when he assassinated lincoln he thought he would be perceived as a hero, though his actions helped spark the American civil war
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22h 20min, apr 14, 1865 y
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~ 160 years ago
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