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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

A day that changed America

On today's date in 1865 President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Washington D.C. by John Wilkes Booth while attending a play at Ford's Theater. He lingered through the evening and passed away in the early morning of the 15th.

"...I know that the Lord is always on the side of the right. But it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation should be on the Lord's side." Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States

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