Where was Lincoln shot by Booth?
In the back of the head
In the chest
In the stomach
In the leg
Answer
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln by shooting him in the back of the head at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Booth was a Confederate sympathizer who was enraged by Lincoln's victory in the Civil War and his support for the abolition of slavery. He shot Lincoln from behind as the president watched a play. Lincoln died the next morning.
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