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John Wilkes Booth is born on Thursday, May 10th, 1838 in Bel Air, Maryland.
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Texas is admitted to the United States of America as a state.
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Hariett Beecher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin" on March 20th, 1852.
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John Wilkes Booth follows his father's footsteps as an actor and makes his debut in 1855.
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The Supreme Court rules in the Dred Scott that the Constitution and the Bill of Rights do not apply to African Americans.
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Abraham Lincoln, a Republican candidate, is elected President of the United States.
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South Carolina secedes from the Union on December 20th, 1860.
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Confederate Guns fire on Fort Sumter at 4:30 a.m. on April 12th, 1861 - The fort surrenders after 34 hours of bombardment.
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The battle of Bull Run takes place near Manassass, Virginia on July 18th, 1861. The Confederacy wins, suprisingly.
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Confederate General Robert E. Lee is appointed commander of the Army of Northern Virginia on June 1st, 1862
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President Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves in rebelling territories.
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The Battle of Gettysburg takes place from July 3-4th of 1863 with the most casualties ever from any American war - 50,000.
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John Wilkes Booth makes an attempt to kidnap President Abraham Lincoln on March 17, 1865 but fails when his carriage makes an unexpected turn.
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John Wilkes Booth shoots Abraham Lincoln on Friday, April 14th, 1865 at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. - He narrowly escapes by leaping from the Presidential Box.
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John Wilkes Booth is shot and killed by Sgt. Boston Corbett of the Union Army on Tuesday, April 26th, 1865.
