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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 3464707" data-attributes="member: 1246">April 14, 1865&nbsp;On this day in 1865, <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/john-wilkes-booth" target="_blank">John Wilkes Booth</a>, an actor and Confederate sympathizer, fatally shoots President <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/abraham-lincoln" target="_blank">Abraham Lincoln</a> at a play at Ford’s Theater in <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/washington" target="_blank">Washington</a>, D.C. The attack came only five days after Confederate General <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/robert-e-lee" target="_blank">Robert E. Lee</a> surrendered his massive army at <a href="http://president%20lincoln%20dies/" target="_blank">Appomattox Court House</a>, <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/virginia" target="_blank">Virginia</a>, effectively ending the <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war" target="_blank">American Civil War.</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 3464707, member: 1246"] April 14, 1865 On this day in 1865, [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/john-wilkes-booth'][U]John Wilkes Booth[/U][/URL], an actor and Confederate sympathizer, fatally shoots President [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/abraham-lincoln'][U]Abraham Lincoln[/U][/URL] at a play at Ford’s Theater in [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/washington'][U]Washington[/U][/URL], D.C. The attack came only five days after Confederate General [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/robert-e-lee'][U]Robert E. Lee[/U][/URL] surrendered his massive army at [URL='http://president%20lincoln%20dies/'][U]Appomattox Court House[/U][/URL], [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/virginia'][U]Virginia[/U][/URL], effectively ending the [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war'][U]American Civil War[/U].[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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