The Assassination of Lincoln

April 14, 1865 was the day of a tragic event. President Lincoln was assassinated by a southern. John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln at the back of his head with a piston. Booth had reasoned that if he got rid of the president the south would benefit. Apparently he has not learned that violence will get us nowhere! This is proof that there is a long way to go before the Union will truly be united.

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