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“I am fascinated by why people do terrible things,” says “Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner, whose play “John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only!” is partly inspired by the Jan. 6 insurrection.

1838–65 Maryland Actor. Arguably the nation's most famous assassin, John Wilkes Booth was an accomplished actor, southern sympathizer, and likely spy before shooting President Lincoln in April 1865.

The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts presents an original satire by Stephen Kaplan, exploring themes of inclusivity and censorship in theater. Directed by alum Marley Mathias. Learn ...

In her new novel, Karen Joy Fowler imagines the lives of John Wilkes Booth’s troubled parents and his many siblings. By Molly Young When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our ...

I t was 150 years ago this week, on April 14, 1865, mere days after the Confederate surrender at Appomattox, that President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth. The act put an end to the ...

Broadway legend Carole Cook implied she wants to see President Trump get assassinated, asking “Where's John Wilkes Booth when you need him?" when approached by a TMZ cameraman in Los Angeles on ...

Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, who set John Wilkes Booth's broken leg after he killed Lincoln, was arrested in 1865 but pardoned in 1869.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Relatives of John Wilkes Booth hope to use DNA testing to settle the mystery of whether the presidential assassin is actually the man buried in a Baltimore grave.

John Wilkes Booth hid from federal troops for 12 days after he shot President Abraham Lincoln. And Green Mount Cemetery officials in Baltimore say Mr. Booth has been hiding from them for most of th… ...