Misfortunate Monday: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

     Hello everybody and welcome back to another edition of Global History Hub! I'll be your host, Mr. Nations, your tour guide to this massive world we all call home! On today's edition of Misfortunate Monday, we'll be taking a look at the unfortunate assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Well, what are we waiting for? Let's dive straight into it!

     For a biography of Abraham Lincoln, click here.

     On Friday, April 14, 1865, the Lincolns attended a play called "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater. During the performance, John Wilkes Booth arrived at the theater, entered the State Box from the rear, and shot the president in the back of his head at an estimated 10:15 P.M. Lincoln was carried across the street to the Petersen House where he passed away the next day at 7:22 A.M. This was the first presidential assassination in American history, and the nation mourned the loss of its leader.

     
     A picture depicting what may have happened.

     Sources: https://myhero.com/Abraham_Lincoln?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpcTL5aio6gIVT_DACh0INQwfEAAYASAAEgJ0qfD_BwE, paragraph eight.