Historians Disagree Regarding John Wilkes Booth’s Broken Leg
John Wilkes Booth used his status as an actor to sneak into Ford’s Theatre so he could kill the president. Then he broke his leg. Source: Getty Images John Wilkes Booth; Abraham Lincoln On April 21, 1865, The New York Times published a letter given to them by John Wilkes Booth’s brother-in-law, John S. Clarke. … Read more