Message received 21 Jun 1943 at 5:52 pm
21 June 1943 5:52 pm
A story that was secret for 50 years
Today's Document from the National Archives- Reward Poster for John Wilkes BoothJohn Wilkes Booth, wanted for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, was found hiding in a barn near Bowling Green, Virginia, by a platoon of New York Cavalry and shot on April 26, 1865. Read More in American Originals...
- Reward Poster for John Wilkes Booth
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