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How Did John Wilkes Booth Break His Leg? It Happened the Night of Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
John Wilkes Booth was treated by Dr. Samuel Mudd. Six hours after shooting Lincoln, Booth and co-conspirator David Herold ...
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Sluggish new series ‘Manhunt’ tracks Abraham Lincoln’s assassin John Wilkes Booth
On April 14, 1865, itinerant actor John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in Washington, DC — jumping from Lincoln’s box, breaking his leg and shouting ...
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Why is there a statue of John Wilkes Booth’s brother in New York City
An curved arrow pointing right. Though his brother John is known for killing President Lincoln, Edwin Booth was a very different man. Here’s why there’s a massive statue of him in New York ...
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John Wilkes Booth
Arguably the nation's most famous assassin, John Wilkes Booth was an accomplished actor, southern sympathizer, and likely spy before shooting President Lincoln in April 1865. The ninth of 10 ...
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‘Manhunt’ tracks the military’s search for John Wilkes Booth
By Nicholas Slayton Posted on Feb 12, 2024 Hours after President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theatre, John Wilkes Booth became one of the most wanted men in the world. For nearly two ...
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An Assassin's Flight From Justice
Most were shot in southern Maryland or Virginia, in the same places that John Wilkes ... of Booth. There is a great quote in the film, to the effect of, “millions disliked Lincoln, but only ...
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The Lincoln Assassination: Was Mary Surratt a Conspirator?
The southern widow's Maryland house was a crucial stop on the escape route for assassin John Wilkes Booth the night he shot the president. Read more about Abraham ...