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The Assassination of President Lincoln

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The assassination of President Lincoln: at Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C., April 14th, 1865.

This drawing shows the horrible event that theatergoers experienced at Ford's Theatre that night

CREDIT: Currier & Ives, lith. "The assassination of President Lincoln: at Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C., April 14th, 1865." 1865. Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present, Library of Congress.



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