The Most Important Events That Changed History Forever

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (1865)

The sixteenth president of the United States was assassinated on April 14, 1865 by stage actor John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Lincoln was the first U.S. president to be assassinated; his burial and funeral resulted in an extended period of mourning across the nation.

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The More You Know

  • Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.
  • Goats have accents.
  • J is the only letter that doesn’t appear on the periodic table.
  • Only two national flags have the color purple on them.
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