Description Includes dozens of pictures of Lincoln, Kennedy, and other important people, places, and events.
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Following the shooting, America\'s most famous manhunt commenced, which itself became the stuff of legends.
It took almost no time for the shocked public and the federal government to begin unraveling Booth\'s conspiracy, which had mostly faltered from the beginning.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the actor\'s flair for the dramatic came at a cost to the plot.
Johnston\'s army was still fighting the Union Army, so he and his group of conspirators plotted to kill Lincoln and other top officials in a bid to decapitate the federal government and help the South.
Lee\'s Army of Northern Virginia had surrendered days earlier, Booth believed the war was not yet over because Confederate General Joseph E.
Although Robert E.
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That night, Booth became one of history\'s most infamous assassins when he assassinated President Lincoln at Ford\'s Theatre in Washington, D.
But his most significant performance at a theater did not take place on the stage.
Until April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth was one of the most famous actors of his time, and President Abraham Lincoln had even watched him perform.
Kennedy.
In the 19th century, there was the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and in the 20th century there was Pearl Harbor and the assassination of President John F.
In the annals of American history, few moments have been so thoroughly seared into the nation\'s conscience that Americans can remember exactly where and when they heard about an earth-shattering event.
Discusses the conspiracy theories surrounding the Kennedy assassination and the similarities and differences between Kennedy, Lincoln and their assassinations.
Covers the aftermath of both assassinations, including the manhunt for Booth and the investigations of the Kennedy assassination.
Explains how Booth\'s plot against Lincoln evolved and the political circumstances that compelled Kennedy to make his fateful trip to Dallas.
Description Includes dozens of pictures of Lincoln, Kennedy, and other important people, places, and events
