On This Day: April 14, 1865 - Lincoln Assassination
🇺🇸 On This Day in History - April 14th, 1865
President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., while attending the play "Our American Cousin."
Lincoln died the following morning, becoming the first U.S. president to be assassinated. His death occurred just five days after General Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House, effectively ending the American Civil War.
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