Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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John Wilkes Booth shoots President Abraham Lincoln at Washington's Ford's Theater. Lincoln died the next morning. Andrew Johnson becomes the 17th president.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Assassination of Abraham Lincoln". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5080, accessed 19 March 2024.]

5080 Assassination of Abraham Lincoln 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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