Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., during a performance of the play "Our American Cousin" on April 14, 1865. The play, a comedy written by Tom Taylor, was popular at the time. Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth, a well-known actor and Confederate sympathizer, while seated in the presidential box. He died the following day, April 15, 1865.
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