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	Podcast:		Ridiculous History
	Episode:		John Wilkes Booth's Brother Saved Abraham Lincoln's Son
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:29:50
	Publish Date:		2019-10-15 19:21:08
	Description:		Sometime in 1864 or 1865, Robert Lincoln, son of President Abraham Lincoln, had a close call with death in a subway station when he was saved at the last minute by an honest-to-God celebrity -- Edwin Booth, one of the most famous actors of the day. Neither man knew their fates would intersect in a much more tragic fashion shortly thereafter, when Edwin's brother, actor John Wilkes Booth, would assassinate Robert's father Abraham. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
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