... Shot List of Characters Note: All ages are as of April 14, 1865 Lincoln Family Abraham Lincoln- assassinated on April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth at age of 56- 16th President of the U.S.A.-thought it was likely he would be assassinated and ... America. On that very day one of the arguably greatest presidents was assassinated by one John Wilkes Booth. Sixteenth president Abraham Lincoln was at Ford's Theatre at the time of the shooting enjoying a show with his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, and two friends. Many people saw and recognized who the assassin was, but they still questioned, why, ...

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