Answer and Explanation:
Abraham Lincoln, the US's 16th President, was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. The assassination took place at Ford Theatre, where Lincoln was watching a play. Booth shot Lincoln in the head, jumped onstage to shout a few words in Latin, and then escaped.
It was on April 26, 12 days later, when Union soldiers finally found Booth's hiding spot and surrounded the building. A sergeant shot Booth in the back of his head, and he died there.