Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

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assassination historical event political murder

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln was the 1865 killing of the 16th U.S. president by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., an event that shocked the nation and profoundly shaped the aftermath of the Civil War.

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Label Occurrences
assassination of Abraham Lincoln 15
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln canonical 9
Lincoln assassination conspiracy 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf assassination ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
political murder ⓘ
bodyLyingInStateLocation United States Capitol ⓘ
surface form: United States Capitol rotunda
BoothDiedIn Virginia ⓘ
BoothDiedOn 1865-04-26 ⓘ
BoothEscapedFromScene yes ⓘ
BoothOccupation stage actor ⓘ
BoothPoliticalSympathies Confederate sympathizer ⓘ
causeOfDeath gunshot wound to the head ⓘ
city Washington, D.C. ⓘ
commemoratedBy numerous memorials and monuments in the United States ⓘ
conspirator David Herold ⓘ
Edman Spangler ⓘ
George Atzerodt ⓘ
Lewis Powell ⓘ
Mary Surratt ⓘ
Michael O'Laughlen ⓘ
Samuel Arnold ⓘ
coordinatedAttacksAlsoTargeted Andrew Johnson ⓘ
William H. Seward ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
date 1865-04-14 ⓘ
funeralTrainRouteIncluded Washington, D.C. to Springfield, Illinois ⓘ
historicalSignificance first assassination of a U.S. president ⓘ
immediateConsequence death of Abraham Lincoln on 1865-04-15 ⓘ
impact shaped public memory of the American Civil War ⓘ
LincolnDiedAt Petersen House ⓘ
LincolnDiedIn Washington, D.C. ⓘ
LincolnDiedOn 1865-04-15 ⓘ
LincolnWas 16th president of the United States ⓘ
LincolnWasAttending play "Our American Cousin" ⓘ
location Ford's Theatre ⓘ
motive opposition to abolition of slavery ⓘ
support for the Confederacy ⓘ
partOf plot to assassinate U.S. leaders in 1865 ⓘ
perpetrator John Wilkes Booth ⓘ
plannedBy John Wilkes Booth ⓘ
result elevation of Andrew Johnson to U.S. presidency ⓘ
increased Northern anger toward the defeated Confederacy ⓘ
profound impact on Reconstruction era ⓘ
subjectOf extensive historical scholarship ⓘ
numerous books and films ⓘ
time evening ⓘ
tookPlaceAfter Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House ⓘ
tookPlaceDuring final days of the American Civil War ⓘ
victim Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
weaponUsed Derringer pistol ⓘ
year 1865 ⓘ

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American Civil War → significantEvent → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
Mary Todd Lincoln → notableEvent → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
George Atzerodt → eventParticipatedIn → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lincoln assassination conspiracy
David Herold → participantIn → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
this entity surface form: Booth conspiracy of 1865
Mary Surratt → historicalEvent → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
this entity surface form: assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Derringer pistol → wasUsedIn → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
this entity surface form: assassination of Abraham Lincoln
play "Our American Cousin" → associatedWithEvent → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
subject surface form: Our American Cousin
this entity surface form: assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Ford's Theatre → event → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
this entity surface form: assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Surratt House Museum → hasHistoricalConnectionTo → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
this entity surface form: assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Surratt House Museum → hasHistoricalConnectionTo → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
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Samuel Arnold → partOf → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
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Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, United States → associatedWith → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
this entity surface form: assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Boston Corbett → associatedWith → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
this entity surface form: assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Clinton, Maryland → historicallyAssociatedWith → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
this entity surface form: assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Presidency of Abraham Lincoln → significantEvent → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
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this entity surface form: assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Lewis Powell → associatedWithEvent → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
this entity surface form: assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C. → hasNotableAssociation → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
this entity surface form: assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Washington Arsenal Penitentiary, Washington, D.C. → associatedWithEvent → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
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this entity surface form: assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Our American Cousin → notableEvent → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
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this entity surface form: assassination of Abraham Lincoln
William A. Petersen → associatedWithEvent → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
this entity surface form: death of Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln assassination conspirators → notableEvent → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
Lincoln Chair from Ford’s Theatre → associatedWithEvent → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
this entity surface form: assassination of Abraham Lincoln
16th New York Cavalry Regiment → associatedWith → Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
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this entity surface form: assassination of Abraham Lincoln