Lincoln's Assassintation

Lincoln’s Assassination
What happened on the day of Lincoln’s assassination? What events led to it? Lincoln’s death was one that struck a direct blow to the nation and left it distraught. In the exploration of Lincoln’s assassination, we uncover the true reality and pain of his death.
John Wilkes Booth was born on May 10, 1838 and grew up in Bel Air Maryland. He was an actor and a very strong supporter of the South during the Civil War. He disagreed with abolition of slavery and Lincoln’s plan for voting rights. He and a group of co-conspirators planned on killing Lincoln in an attempt to level the playing field. Even though Robert E. Lee surrendered, he believed that the war was not over.   (Wikipedia)
The day before, Booth went to the parlor in town to get a haircut. He and the barber talked about the daily movement of slave rights. After that Booth took a trip to the Ford Theatre. He talked with Edward Spangler, a stage hand, who informed Booth that Lincoln was going to be at the theatre seeing the play “Our American Cousin”. Booth quickly met with his co-conspirators and planned the attack. They planned to kill Lincoln, Vice President Andrew Johnson, and Secretary of State William Seward in a bid to help the Confederacy's cause. (Wikipedia)
Booth went to the empty theatre to prepare himself. He planned everything down to the hole in the door to the seats President Lincoln’s and his family would be sitting. Lincoln arrived shortly after and sat down watching the play. Booth waited for the precise moment to step out and shoot Abraham Lincoln. At around 10 p.m., as the play progressed; John Wilkes Booth slipped into Lincoln's box and shot him in the back of the head with a .44 caliber. The shot rang out and Booth jumped from the box, breaking his leg. He limped across the stage yelling “Sic Semper tyrannis”, which translated: Thus always to tyrants, the motto of Virginia. He ran outside to his horse and rode to a place to where they were supposed to meet....