John Wilkes Booth - Wikipedia
WEBJohn Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American stage actor who assassinated United States President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865.
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln - Wikipedia
WEBBooth was the only well-known member of the conspiracy. Access to the theater's upper floor containing the Presidential Box was restricted, and Booth was the only plotter who could have realistically expected to be admitted there without difficulty.
John Wilkes Booth | Conspiracy, Siblings, Death, & Facts
WEBAug 20, 2024 · John Wilkes Booth, member of one of the United States’ most distinguished acting families of the 19th century and the assassin who mortally wounded U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865.
John Wilkes Booth ‑ Death, Abraham Lincoln, Siblings - HISTORY
WEBOct 27, 2009 · John Wilkes Booth was an actor and Confederate sympathizer who assassinated U.S. President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., in April 1865.
Booth's Reason for Assassination - Teachinghistory.org
WEBOn April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth became the first person to assassinate an American president when he shot and killed Abraham Lincoln in his box at Ford’s Theater in Washington.
Who Was John Wilkes Booth Before He Became Lincoln's Assassin?
WEBApr 15, 2015 · John Wilkes Booth was the man who pulled the trigger, capping off a coordinated plot to murder President Abraham Lincoln. But historian Terry Alford, an expert on all things Booth, says that...
John Wilkes Booth - Death, Brother & Family - Biography
WEBApr 3, 2014 · On April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln while he was watching the play 'Our American Cousin' at Ford Theater in Washington, D.C.
The Heartthrob Assassin - MilitaryHistoryNow.com
WEBApr 4, 2018 · Before hatching his infamous scheme to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, Booth was planning to kidnap the President and bring him to the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. He hoped that the South could use his high-profile hostage to barter for the release of Confederate prisoners-of-war.
Investigating the Assassination - Ford's Theatre
WEBWhy did John Wilkes Booth assassinate President Abraham Lincoln? How did investigators learn what happened and why? Find out below and conduct your own investigation.
The Hunt for Abraham Lincoln’s Killer: John Wilkes Booth
WEBJul 27, 2018 · On the night of April 14, 1865, well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth slipped into the presidential box at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., and shot President Abraham Lincoln in the head,...
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