72: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
History That Doesn't Suck
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The Assassination of President Lincoln
i bear the melancholy burden of regaling you with the tale of the assassination of president abraham lincoln. Will start with his return to washington city amid general robert e lee's surrender at appomatox. Follow the old rail splitter through his last six days before attending a performance of our american cousin at ford's theatre. Then comes the sinister deed itself, but the story won't end there. We'll cover the aftermath, from what becomes of his murderer to the long journey ahead before the gangly president's body finally gets to rest in peace. I am very greatly rejoiced to find that an occasion has occurred so pleasurable that the people cannot restrain
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