23 h 59 min, 14 avr. 1865 ans - Lincoln is assassinated
Description:
President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated at Ford's Theater less than a week after the Confederate surrender. Whitman, now a clerk at the U.S. Department of the Interior, composes the poems "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" and "O Captain! My Captain!" in honor of the fallen president.Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
23 h 59 min, 14 avr. 1865 ans
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 160 ans