And John Wilkes Booth, who actually used to act at this theatre, picked a time in the play where everyone would laugh and clap, and he said, "Hey, I'll just shoot right then; people would think it's part of the play or something, or they wouldn't notice as much, and then I'll be able to run out." And so he is able to, right at that moment shortly after 10:00 p.m., shoot Abraham Lincoln and assassinate him on April 14th, 1865.