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Worcester County Wonders: John Wilkes Booth once performed on Front St.

Just 18 months before the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth was in Worcester on a different stage.
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Abe Lincoln Wasn’t the Only Target on His Assassination Date

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. Booth was part of a nine-person conspiracy that also ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Documenting the Death of an Assassin

Secretary of War Edwin Stanton ordered a single photograph be taken of John Wilkes Booth's corpse, says Bob Zeller, president of the Center for Civil War Photography. Most experts agree that famed ...
KTLA

Rare tickets to Ford’s Theatre on the night Lincoln was assassinated auction for $262,500

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BOSTON (AP) — A pair of front-row balcony ...
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The forgotten people who aided John Wilkes Booth

When John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865, history quickly fixed its attention on Booth himself. His dramatic actions, swift escape, and violent end made him the central ...
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‘Manhunt,’ about hunt for John Wilkes Booth, may make you wish you paid attention in history class

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A new series transforms the assassination of ...