Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Hinckley Jr.
Charles Guiteau
Answer
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was perpetrated by John Wilkes Booth, a renowned Confederate sympathizer and stage actor. Booth, motivated by his strong opposition to the abolition of slavery and Lincoln's preservation of the Union, fatally shot Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. This tragic event occurred just days after the Confederate army's surrender, marking a significant turning point in American history.
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