THE ULTIMATE
On the 15th April 1452 Leonardo Da Vinci was born. Da Vinci is seen as the foremost Renaissance painter with his works including the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper, being amongst, if not, the most well known paintings of all time. He is also known for his anatomical drawings and designs for inventions such as flying machines. On 15th April 1865 Abraham Lincoln, the 16th US President, died having been shot the previous day at at Ford's Theatre, Washington DC, by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln became the first US President to be shot whilst in office. He had led the United States in the American Civil War against the Southern Confederacy, a split caused by divisions over whether states could allow slavery. Following victory in the Civil War, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in the United States. This action, along with moves towards allowing African Americans full voting rights led to Booth's assassination of the President, often seen as the Great Emancipator.
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