apr 15, 1865 - President Lincoln was assassinated
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John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American actor and assassin, who murdered President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. ... He shot Lincoln once in the back of the head, and the President died the next morning.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 15, 1865
Now
~ 160 years ago