The Assassinations of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy

The Assassinations of Abraham Lincoln And John F. Kennedy

Whenever a president dies in office, it causes a major uproar. If this president is assassinated, it makes an even greater impact. Who committed the crime? Why did they do it? Was there some sort of conspiracy ? These questions and more, surrounded two of the most infamous assassinations in history; those of Presidents Abraham Lincoln, and John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The untimely deaths of these great men have made their impression on the history books for all time. Not only that but these deaths are connected by a large list of coincidences. Lincoln was killed by a gunshot wound to the head in Ford’s Theater on April 14, 1865. Kennedy received a fatal wound to the head in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. Lincoln’s demise was around the time of the Reconstruction, while Kennedy’s occurred in the Civil Rights Era. Despite being separated by the span of one-hundred plus years, these murders have much in common.

Abraham Lincoln’s death was unexpected and steeped in conspiracy. Lincoln was attending a performance of Our American Cousin at Ford’s theater with his wife and their friends; Major Henry Rathbone and his fiancée, Clara Harris. To everyone there, it was just another ordinary day. As Lincoln spoke to his wife, she did not realize that these would be the last words that her husband would ever speak to her. Meanwhile, John Wilkes Booth, a well-known actor who sympathized with the Confederates, had managed to enter the theater with ease and made his way to the President’s box. An actor in a theater did not arouse much suspicion, which allowed him to enter the theater with ease. Booth’s evil plan could not be going any smoother. Arriving at the box, Booth barricaded the door, and fired his gun, hitting Lincoln in the back of the head. Lincoln’s body guard had “conveniently” stepped out to get a better view of the performance. All who were in the box were stunned at the very sight...