John Wilkes Booth, an actor, shot Lincoln on April 14, 1865, and fled into Virginia, where he was cornered April 26 in a burning tobacco barn. Most historians believe he was shot to death there ...

In life, Edwin and John Wilkes Booth were brothers, ambitious actors and bitter rivals. They ruthlessly competed for the limelight on stages in Philadelphia and across the nation.

Anthony Boyle as John Wilkes Booth in "Manhunt." - Credit: Apple TV+ “Sic semper tyrannis!” With these words John Wilkes Booth fled Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. after shooting Abraham ...

Union troops hunted down John Wilkes Booth, the Confederate sympathizer who shot President Abe Lincoln, before finding him in a Virginia barn and killing him on this day in history, April 26, 1865.

If he were alive today, John Wilkes Booth would have little trouble recognizing the farmhouse of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, where he had come seeking help 136 years ago today. The land surrounding the Sou… ...

On April 14, 1865, itinerant actor John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in Washington, DC — jumping from Lincoln’s box, breaking his leg and shouting ...

John Wilkes Booth was a successful actor noted for his athleticism and energy on stage. ... The one-night-only show was held to raise funds to erect a William Shakespeare statue in Central Park.

The killer, John Wilkes Booth, had York County ties and some wondered if he might be hiding here. ... murdering the president and severely wounding Secretary of State William Seward.

Stanton’s search ripples out far further than just the hunt for John Wilkes Booth. As Manhunt Episode 1 reveals, Lincoln’s death was just one assassination planned that night.

John Wilkes Booth wasn't originally planning to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. ... Historian William Marvel believed it was Stanton's steadiness that made starting the manhunt possible that night.

”John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only!” runs at Baltimore Center Stage, 700 N. Calvert St., through June 22. Tickets cost $10 to $90. For details, call 410-332-0033 or visit centerstage.org.