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Lincoln had ordered the capitol dome to continue being built during the war to show a symbol that the union would go on.
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Richmond Virginia fell to the Confederate states of America.
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General Robert Lee surrendered his army of northern Virginia.
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President Lincoln stood on the Executive Mansion balcony and gave an unexpected speech.
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The people of the north celebrated the fall of Richmond with many ways including a torchlight parade. Lincoln delivered a long speech to over a thousand people.
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They had a Grand Illumination with lights to celebrate the end of the war.
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Lincoln shot in the head by Booth.
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Booth found out that Lincoln was seeing a play and started scheming.
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Booth gathered his fellow conspirators to kill Lincoln.