An Excuse to Drink – April 26, 1865: The Death of John Wilkes Booth

Today we mark the death of John Wilkes Booth, assassin of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, who was fatally shot Bowling Green Virginia 150 years ago today at age 27. Booth, an American stage actor was born... The post An Excuse to Drink – April 26, 1865: The Death of John Wilkes Booth appeared first on A History of Drinking.

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