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Jul 2018
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98 - The Assassination of Lincoln: It's ...

DAN CUMMINS
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John Wilkes Booth wasn't some community theater bit player. He wasn't a bartender who did summer theater. He was one of the most famous actors of the day and a member of THE most famous acting family of the 19th century. And he killed the President. He killed the President after putting together several failed plans to kidnap the President. He was a heartthr ... Show More
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