When was abraham lincoln born and died
When was abraham lincoln died
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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln facts for kids
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was one of the last events in the American Civil War, and happened on Good Friday, April 14, 1865.
President Lincoln was shot while watching the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.. He died early the next morning.
Lincoln's killer, John Wilkes Booth, was an actor and Confederate supporter who had plotted with other men to kill the Secretary of State, William H.
Seward and the Vice PresidentAndrew Johnson.
Abraham lincoln early lifeBooth hoped to create disorder and overthrow the Northern government by doing this. Booth was able to kill Lincoln, but Seward and Johnson survived. Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated.
Events
On April 14, Lincoln went to attend a play with his wife at Ford's Theatre i