John Wilkes Booth was born on May 10, 1838 in Bel Air, Maryland. He was an American actor and assassin who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Booth was a member of the Confederate States of America, and he was motivated by his hatred of Lincoln and his support for the Confederacy.
Unmasking John Wilkes Booth: An Engaging English Quiz on the Infamous American Actor and Assassin