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A killer is born
John WIlkes Booth is born in Maryland by his mother Mary Anne Booth -
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John Wilkes Booth
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Death of his father
John Wilkes Booth's dad died of waterbourne diseases -
Death of John Brown
John Wilkes Booth witnesses the execution of John Brown, a radical abolitionist -
Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln elected as President of the United States -
A war begins
The Civil War starts with the shelling of Ft. Sumter -
Booth Arrested
John Wilkes Booth was arrested for making very foul remarks against Abraham Lincoln -
Booth: A spy
Booth became a confederate spy and was very well covered due to his very well know occupation -
Kidnapping Plot of Abraham Lincoln
On this date Booth met with conspirators to discuss the kidnapping of Lincoln -
Surrender of Robert E. Lee
The Confederacy surrenders at Appomattox courthouse -
Ford's Theater
Booth shot Lincoln in the head while he was enjoying the play "My American Cousin" -
Death of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln died at 7:22 A.M. of severe brain injury -
Death of Booth
Booth was discovered at the Garret Farm by Union soldiers. He was shot and killed at the scene