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Hace 1 día · John Wilkes Booth (born May 10, 1838, near Bel Air, Maryland, U.S.—died April 26, 1865, near Port Royal, Virginia) was a member of one of the United States’ most distinguished acting families of the 19th century and the assassin who killed U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln.
27 de abr. de 2024 · Marcaba el reloj las diez y cuarto cuando John Wilkes Booth disparó contra el cráneo del presidente Abraham Lincoln mientras este disfrutaba de 'Our american cousin'....
15 de abr. de 2024 · El 20 de marzo de 1865, John Wilkes Booth, de veintiséis años y actor de profesión, se preparaba para pasar a la historia. Y es que, ese día, Booth y sus cómplices iban a secuestrar al presidente de los Estados Unidos: Abraham Lincoln.
19 de abr. de 2024 · As seen on “Manhunt,” John Wilkes Booth was trapped in a burning tobacco barn on Garrett’s farm when Union soldier Boston Corbett fatally shot him through a crack in the barn’s siding.
14 de abr. de 2024 · In real life, John Wilkes Booth was killed by Boston Corbett on April 26, 1865. Long afterward, his remains were returned to his family. On that day, Corbett shot Booth in the back of the neck, giving him a wound so similar to Abraham Lincoln's that many felt it was karmic justice.
13 de abr. de 2024 · Manhunt episode 6 shows John Wilkes Booth telling the Union soldiers that his companion, David Herold, didn't actually do anything wrong when Herold surrenders. It's a bit of a last-second face turn for Booth, as he had previously criticized Herold for considering surrender.
Hace 3 días · On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Shot in the head as he watched the play, Lincoln died of his wounds the following day at 7:22 am in the Petersen House opposite the theater.
