apr 14, 1865 - Lincoln assassinated
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On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln went to see a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and a Confederate, assassinated Lincoln during the play. John Wilkes Booth soon fled on horseback to southern Maryland, and Virgina later. He was then shot for assasinating the president.
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US History Timeline Project- Grace Knutson
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