apr 14, 1865 - President Lincoln Assassinated
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On the evening of April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and Confederate sympathizer, assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. The attack came only five days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his massive army at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War.Source: http://www.history.com/topics/abraham-lincoln-assassination
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apr 14, 1865
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~ 161 years ago