Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Abraham Lincoln
Abi, Cody, Kaydn, Olivia

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. He was the 16th President of the United States. He was assassinated on Friday April 14 at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. by John Wilkes Booth.
Lincoln was still alive after he was shot. He was carried to a house across the road from the theatre. President Lincoln lived through the night. He died the next morning at 7:22 am.
The search was on for John Wilkes Booth. A couple of weeks later Booth was located in a barn in Virginia where he was shot.

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