Original: John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 â "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 â "April 26, 1865) was an American actor who shot U.S. president Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, in Washington, DC.