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How many assassination attempts were made on President Lincoln?
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∙ 13y ago
Likely, 2 other attempts, prior to the third and final successful attempt, by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865.
In August of 1864, a "sniper" shot once at the President, leaving a hole in his hat. Lincoln seemed to take the whole incident as a joke, and could not believe that someone would want to shoot him. Therefore, the incident never went on "record" as an attempt on Lincoln's life.
In July of 1863, Mary Todd Lincoln was thrown from her carriage when the bolts of the driver's seat became loose. There was speculation that this actually was an assassination attempt against Abraham Lincoln, as possibly someone had purposely loosened the bolts on the driver's seat. No definitive cause was ever determined.
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∙ 13y agoTwo. The second one was a success.
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