Original: John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 - April 26, 1865) was an American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865.
Simplified: John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 - April 26, 1865) was an American actor who is most famous for being the man who killed Abraham Lincoln on April 14 1865 in Washington, DC.