"Our American Cousin"
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When Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre he was watching the play "Our American Cousin".
Abraham Lincoln was shot in the back of the head while watching "My American Cousin" in Ford's Theatre in 1865, five days after the end of the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln was the president when he died.
He was watching a play at the Ford Theatre.
President Abraham Lincoln was fatally shot by John Wilkes Booth, while attending a play at Ford's Theater. He was the first U.S. President to be assassinated.