Assassination
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Assassination is murder by a sudden or secret attack, often for political reasons, particularly when the victim is a prominent political figure. A person who commits an assassination is called an assa
Depiction of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln shown in the presidential booth of Ford's Theatre. From left to right: assassin John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Clara Harris, and Henry Rathbone.
Masyaf Castle in Syria, an important Nizari Ismaili fortress.
18th-century depiction of the assassination of William the Silent by Balthasar Gérard on July 10, 1584
Indira Gandhi's blood-stained sari and belongings at the time of her assassination
John Wilkes Booth
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John Wilkes Booth was an American stage actor who assassinated United States president Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. During the American Civil War he served
Assassination
…Depiction of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln shown in the presidential booth of Ford's Theatre. From left to right: assassin John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Clara Harris, and Henry Rathbone. Assassination is murder by a sudden or secret attack, often for political reasons…
Booth, c. 1865
Tudor Hall in 1865
The Richmond Theatre, Richmond, Virginia in 1858, when Booth, who had started acting in 1855, made his first stage appearance there in the repertory company
A carte de visite of John Wilkes Booth