USA HISTORY

What was the date of Lincoln‘s death?

(A) April 2, 1861

(B) ** April 15, 1865

(C) May 7, 1866

(D) August 4, 1865

Concept note-1: -On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth, while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C.

Concept note-2: -The assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, took place at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., on the evening of April 14, 1865. Lincoln died the next morning on April 15.

Concept note-3: -On the evening of April 14, 1865, while attending a special performance of the comedy, “Our American Cousin, ” President Abraham Lincoln was shot.

Concept note-4: -Lincoln Shot at Ford’s Theater. Shortly after 10:00 p.m. on April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., and fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln.

Concept note-5: -President Abraham Lincoln is shot in the head at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. The assassin, actor John Wilkes Booth, shouted, “Sic semper tyrannis!