An Actor Assassinates President Abraham Lincoln 150 Years Ago
Actor John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at the Ford Theatre in Washington,D.C. on April 14, 1865. Wilkes had access to the theater because of his profession. He was a member of a famous theatrical family, although the least illustrious member:Â Junius Brutus Booth, a great English tragedian, emigrated to the United States in 1821 […]