1. Conspiracy Theories - Lincoln's Assassination
He was shot point-blank in a balcony seat of Ford's theatre, while attending a play. He was killed by a well known actor of his time, John Wilkes Booth who slipped by one or two guards, snuck into the Presidential box, and shot the President. ... Disaffected northerners whether anti-war or revengeful "bloody shirts" is always a possibility for a conspiracy but does not seem likely because politicians are always undermining each other and in-fighting.While Lincoln's recently successful conduct of the war and the Emancipation Proclamation had greatly satisfied the radical Rep...
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