#OnThisDay (1865): Twelve days after murdering Abraham Lincoln, actor-turned-assassin John Wilkes Booth is hunted to a Virginia farm where he dies in a barn fire. "My Thoughts Be Bloody" by Nora Titone chronicles the family saga that led to one of history's most infamous murders: http://amzn.to/2obYJqI. "Manhunt!" by James L. Swenson details the 12-day chase: http://amzn.to/2q7Z9m7 | History in Five

John Wilkes Booth was an American stage actor who, at age 26, assassinated US President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865 #graveyard #cemetery #Death #Baltimore #PresidentoftheUnitedStates #assassination #history | Lamont At Large

The Grave of John Wilkes Booth He was an American stage actor who assassinated United States President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. A member of the prominent 19th-century Booth theatrical family from Maryland, he was a noted actor who was also a Confederate sympathizer. #lincoln #Assassination #death #cemetery #grave #theater #civilwar #kidnap #thesouth #crime #truecrime #america #president #americanpresident | Lamont At Large