John Wilkes Booth: The Assassin
John Wilkes Booth was born May 10, 1838 near Bel Air, Maryland, into a distinguished family of actors. He was the 9th child of actor Junius Brutus Booth and his… Read more »
John Wilkes Booth was born May 10, 1838 near Bel Air, Maryland, into a distinguished family of actors. He was the 9th child of actor Junius Brutus Booth and his… Read more »
The Gettysburg address is considered one of Abraham Lincoln‘s greatest speeches. The speech was given at a dedication ceremony for a cemetery of Union soldiers, known as the Soldier’s National… Read more »
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States and the first president to be assassinated. Although he was born to a poor farmer in Kentucky, Lincoln grew up… Read more »
There were many catalysts in the build up to the Civil War, and although slavery was at the heart of the war, many other factors played a part as well…. Read more »