The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln was a pivotal moment in American history. Here are six key events relating to his assassination:
1. **April 14, 1865:** President Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, attended a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. This was the night of the assassination.
2. **John Wilkes Booth's Entry:** John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer and actor, entered the President's theater box while Lincoln was watching the play "Our American Cousin."
3. **The Assassination:** At around 10:15 PM, Booth shot President Lincoln in the back of the head. Lincoln was mortally wounded.
4. **Booth's Escape:** After shooting Lincoln, Booth leaped from the box to the stage and escaped on horseback. He fled the city and went into hiding.
5. **Lincoln's Death:** President Lincoln was taken across the street to the Petersen House, where he died on the morning of April 15, 1865, at 7:22 AM.
6. **Pursuit and Capture of Booth:** The hunt for John Wilkes Booth intensified, and he was eventually located in a barn in Virginia on April 26, 1865. He was shot and killed during the capture attempt.
These events had a profound impact on the United States and marked the first assassination of a U.S. president. Lincoln's death had far-reaching consequences for the nation's history and the process of Reconstruction after the Civil War.