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One of the most shocking moments in American History was when John Wilkes Booth entered the Presidential Box inside a theatre in Washington DC and fired his pistol at the President Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln became the first in a number of Presidents who were assassinated, but the plan to bring down the government went further. There were a number of conspirators who plotted along with Wilkes and the plan was to assassinate the Secretary of State and also the Vice President. But these two elements of the plan failed.
But shortly after Lincoln's death, hundreds of people were arrested and were accused of being involved but 8 people were brought to trial. Known as the 'Lincoln Conspirators,' these group of people were accused of being complicit in the shocking event. But after their trial 4 of them were sentenced to death, and inside of an American prison on a huge 12 foot gallows, the conspirators were executed. But who were they?
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