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President Abraham Lincoln died successful Washington, D.C., on this time successful history, April 15, 1865, 1 time aft he was changeable by character John Wilkes Booth.
Lincoln, who was elected president successful 1860, was nan first U.S. president to beryllium assassinated.
He was survived by his wife, Mary Todd, whom he joined successful 1842, and his sons Robert and Tad.
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The president was changeable while he was attending a capacity of "Our American Cousin" astatine Ford's Theatre successful D.C.
During 1 of nan funniest lines of nan play, Booth entered nan statesmanlike container — and fired a changeable into nan president's head, according to nan Ford's Theatre website.
This engraving from 1886 depicts John Wilkes Booth preparing to sprout President Abraham Lincoln. (iStock)
"At nan infinitesimal nan president was changeable he was leaning his manus connected nan railing, looking down astatine a personification successful nan orchestra, holding nan emblem that dressed up nan container speech to look betwixt it and nan post," according to nan witnesser connection of James P. Ferguson, an assemblage personnel that night.
Witness statements from nan assassination and its aftermath are published connected nan Ford's Theatre website.
"The disorder was awesome nan infinitesimal nan pistol was fired."
"I saw a flash of nan pistol successful nan correct backmost of nan box. As nan personification jumped complete and lit connected nan stage, I saw that it was Booth," nan witnesser connection continued.
Both actors and assemblage members initially thought nan changeable was portion of nan show, nan various witnesser statements indicate.
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"At first I thought it was immoderate ‘gag’ introduced into nan play, but presently location was commotion connected nan shape and an uproar successful nan audience," said Jeannie Gourlay, an character astatine nan theater.
"The disorder was awesome nan infinitesimal nan pistol was fired, and my first thought was that location was a broadside segment of nan play," said nan Hon. Frederick A. Sawyer, who was successful nan assemblage that night.
President Abraham Lincoln, nan 16th president of nan United States. (Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
"Instantly I remembered that location was thing of this benignant successful nan play, but by nan clip I had recovered my thoughts sufficiently to recognize that specified was not nan case, nan man had disappeared," he said.
After nan shot, Maj. Henry Rathbone, who was successful nan container pinch nan Lincolns arsenic their guest, fought pinch Booth successful an unsuccessful effort to seizure nan assassin.
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Booth past leaped from nan container down to nan stage, "landing awkwardly," said nan Ford's Theatre website.
"He held successful his correct manus a dagger whose leaf appeared astir 10 inches agelong — he did not onslaught nan shape reasonably connected his feet, but appeared to stumble slightly," said Frederick A. Sawyer, an assemblage member.
This engraving depicts John Wilkes Booth escaping aft shooting President Lincoln astatine Ford's Theatre. (iStock)
Booth past yelled, "Sic semper tyrannis!" ("Thus ever to tyrants!") and "The South is avenged!" earlier fleeing.
Lincoln, gravely wounded, was transported crossed nan thoroughfare to nan Petersen boarding house, nan Ford's Theatre website says.
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He died nan greeting of April 15, astatine nan property of 56.
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Born successful Hodgenville, Kentucky connected Feb. 12, 1809, Lincoln attended only 1 twelvemonth of general schooling arsenic a child.
"My parents were some calved successful Virginia, of undistinguished families — 2nd families, possibly I should say," wrote Lincoln during nan 1860 statesmanlike campaign.
"When I came of property I did not cognize much. Still, somehow, I could read, write, and cipher … but that was all," he said successful nan 1860 writing, published connected nan White House's website.
Above, a coating of President Lincoln delivering nan "Gettysburg Address" connected Nov. 19, 1863. (Library of Congress/Getty Images)
At nan property of eight, Lincoln moved to Indiana pinch his family; his mother would dice only 2 years later.
When Lincoln was 21, he moved to Illinois, says nan website AbrahamLincoln.org.
Lincoln served arsenic a skipper successful nan Black Hawk War — past spent 8 years successful nan Illinois legislature, notes his charismatic curriculum vitae connected nan White House website.
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Despite his deficiency of general education, Lincoln became an established lawyer and received a rule licence successful 1836. He was elected to nan House of Representatives successful 1846 arsenic a personnel of nan Whig Party, notes AbrahamLincoln.org.
He made an unsuccessful bid for nan U.S. Senate successful 1858, losing to Stephen A. Douglas.
The Lincoln Memorial is simply a celebrated spot connected nan National Mall and is dedicated to nan representation of President Abraham Lincoln. (Joshua Comins/Fox News Digital)
"He mislaid nan election, but successful debating pinch Douglas he gained a nationalist estimation that won him nan Republican information for president successful 1860," said nan White House website.
During Lincoln's presidency, nan Civil War erupted arsenic 11 states seceded from nan United States of America.
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In 1863, Lincoln signed nan Emancipation Proclamation, which freed enslaved group successful nan Confederate states.
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Lincoln was reelected president successful 1864 — but was killed conscionable complete a period aft his inauguration for a 2nd term.
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Christine Rousselle is simply a manner newsman pinch Fox News Digital.
