Back اغتيال أبراهام لينكون Arabic Avraam Linkoln sui-qəsdi Azerbaijani Убийство на Ейбрахам Линкълн Bulgarian Atentát na Abrahama Lincolna Czech Attentat auf Abraham Lincoln German Δολοφονία του Αβραάμ Λίνκολν Greek Assassination of Abraham Lincoln English Atenco kontraŭ Abraham Lincoln Esperanto Asesinato de Abraham Lincoln Spanish Abraham Lincolnen hilketa Basque
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was one of the last events in the American Civil War, and happened on Good Friday, April 14, 1865. President Lincoln was shot while watching the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.. He died early the next morning.
Lincoln's killer, John Wilkes Booth, was an actor and Confederate supporter who had plotted with other men to kill the Secretary of State, William H. Seward and the Vice President Andrew Johnson. Booth hoped to create disorder and overthrow the Northern government by doing this. Booth was able to kill Lincoln, but Seward and Johnson survived. Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated.[1]
- ↑ Swanson, James (2006). Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. Harper Collins. ISBN 9780060518493.