U.S. President Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 a.m. after being shot on the head the prior evening by John Wilkes Booth at 10:15 pm. President Andrew Johnson took the oath of office as the 17th president at 11am on April 15th. Booth was killed at the end of a 12-day chase. More
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