72: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln's Funeral
Four people will be convicted of conspiracy and condemned to death for the roles they layed in helping john wilkes booth assassinate president lincoln. Let's go back in time once more to attend l Lincoln's funeral and follow his body to its final resting place. It's wednesday, april nineteenth in washington city. Lieutenant general ulysses grant stands on a recently built platform in the middle of the east room of the white house. At noon, the funeral for the first assassinated us begins. Over 600 guests attend the service in the east room,. The entire cabinet, except recovering william henry seward, also stays away unable to bear the finality of the funeral service.
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