10h 29min, apr 9, 1865 y - President Lincoln's Assassination
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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
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