President Abraham Lincoln was attending a comedy entitled "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. when "A shadowy figure stepped into the box, stretched out his arm, aimed a small derringer pistol at the back of Lincoln's head, and pulled the trigger" (Freedman 123). Clara Harris, Henry Rathbone, And Mary Todd (Lincoln's wife) all accompanied Lincoln in the state box that night; and they were all witnesses to this brutal crime ("Overview of Assassination"[Online]). ... Then, prior to attending the play at Ford's Theatre with Lincoln, Ulysses S. ... Then...

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Political assassinations have occurred a number of times throughout the course of history. Assassination itself has a great impact in society and in the out come of things. Assassinations usually occur when people dislike the president or when other surrounding nations have problems with the preside...

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Harrison Ford Things do not change; we change. Henry David Thoreau Nothing endures but change. ... Henry David Thoreau Dreams surely are difficult, confusing, and not everything in them is brought to pass for mankind. ...

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On April 14th, as President Lincoln was watching a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C., he was shot by John Wilkes Booth, an actor from Maryland obsessed with avenging the Confederate defeat. ... Our nation is shocked by this news Lincoln was seated in a private box above the stage with his wife Mary, an officer named Henry Rathbone and Rathbone's fiancée, Clara Harris, the daughter of New York Senator Ira Harris. ...

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