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