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John Wilkes Booth takes center stage in ‘Mad Men’ creator’s new play
Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner’s directorial play debut puts one of America’s most notorious killers in the spotlight. “John ...
John Wilkes Booth play by ‘Mad Men’ creator keeps eye on present in Baltimore debut | REVIEW
When the curtain rises on the world premiere at Baltimore Center Stage, an actor portraying the Harford County native and ...
Toddler Has Surprising Fear of John Wilkes Booth Being Under Her Bed (Exclusive)
Cassie Litton's daughter developed a new fear after learning about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln at the hands of John ...
From the creator of ‘Mad Men,’ a thrilling new play about John Wilkes Booth
More than one American historian has described the Civil War as the conflict that turned brother against brother. Among the ...
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Did John Wilkes Booth's Brother Save the Life of Abraham Lincoln's Son?
brother to John Wilkes Booth. He was traveling with John T. Ford, the owner of Ford's Theatre. According to Emerson's book, Robert Lincoln was on vacation from Harvard University when it happened ...
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John Wilkes Booth Originally Was Only Going To Kidnap Lincoln, And 21 Other Facts I Learned This Week That Shocked And Fascinated Me
Turns out NASA wanted the pictures to look ... had plenty of soldiers to spare. Booth, along with six other men, created several scenarios. One was to capture Lincoln while he was traveling ...
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Sluggish new series ‘Manhunt’ tracks Abraham Lincoln’s assassin John Wilkes Booth
On April 14, 1865, itinerant actor John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in Washington, DC — jumping from Lincoln’s box, breaking his leg and shouting ...
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1 Subtle Manhunt Lines Explains The Lincoln Family's Relationship With John Wilkes Booth’s Brother
Lincoln's funeral scene in Manhunt reveals Mary Todd Lincoln's grief and connection with Edwin Booth, brother of John Wilkes Booth. Edwin Booth's true heroic act of saving Robert Lincoln's life ...
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A rare ‘wanted’ poster for John Wilkes Booth after he assassinated Lincoln sold for over $160,000
The poster, printed on April 20, 1865, advertises a total of $100,000 in rewards for the capture of John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices. Booth fatally shot Lincoln on April 14, 1865, at Ford’s ...
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John Wilkes Booth
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 ninth of 10 ...
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On this day in history, April 26, 1865, John Wilkes Booth is killed by Union troops for murdering Lincoln
On this day in history, April 26, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was killed when Union soldiers tracked him down to a farm in Virginia 12 days after he fatally ...
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'Manhunt,' about hunt for John Wilkes Booth, may make you wish you paid attention in history class
Most who studied Lincoln in school learn he was assassinated by a man named John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln was watching a play with his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, at Ford's Theatre when Booth came from ...