Talk: John Wilkes Booth
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There's a bit of folklore surrounding the assassination attempt, including:
After the shot, Wilkes leapt from the booth onto the stage, shouting "Sic semper tyrannis!" (Latin for "Thus always for tyrants.")
- I'd put that in my original write-up, but on further research, I find that it is a disputed point whether he actually said that. (Some versions even have him following that with "The South is avenged.") I think the dispute should be part of the write-up. Probably more important, however, would be bits about his co-conspirators (who were supposed to shoot the Secretary of War and the Vice-President, as well as the stabbing of Major Rathbone. --Belltower
- I added the part about the two phrases and I linked Sic semper tyrannis to its own article, which explains the meaning there. Also did some copyediting and tried to improve the flow and phrasing.
I agree the article would benefit from having more about the conspiracies Booth was involved in, to harm the President and others. Jonathunder 01:38, 2004 Nov 15 (UTC)
There was a recent episode of The American Experience on PBS that seemed to indicate that Booth was just a civilian who borrowed a friend's uniform in order to attend John Brown's execution. —Mulad 01:41, 29 Jan 2004 (UTC)
Please someone fix the article!!! It is full of spelling and gramatical errors.
- If you find errors, please correct them. Jonathunder 17:00, 2004 Nov 15 (UTC)
his mother
was there anything remarkable about his mother other than the fact that she was his mother? if not, then i submit that she should not have her own article
- Agreed. Linking good, but no need to go overboard. --fvw 07:22, 2004 Jul 29 (UTC)
Bel Air
There seems to be two places called Bel Air, MD. In which one he was born?
- The one in Harford County. Article updated to reflect this. Carter 16:40, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)
