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FIRST WOMAN EXECUTED BY THE U.S.

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Mary Elizabeth Jenkins Surratt
(1820 or May 1823 – July 7, 1865)

Mary Surratt was executed by the U.S. government for her
role as a conspirator in
Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.

Surratt, who owned a tavern in Surrattsville (now Clinton),
Maryland, had to convert her row house in Washington, D.C.,
into a boardinghouse as a result of financial difficulties.

Located a few blocks from Ford’s Theatre, where Lincoln
was murdered, this house served as the place where a
group of Confederate supporters, including
John Wilkes
Booth
, conspired to assassinate the president. It was
Surratt’s association with Booth that ultimately led to her
conviction, though debate continues as to the extent of
her involvement and whether it really warranted so harsh
a sentence.


April 14, 1865: President Abraham Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Threatre

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A newspaper drawing of Surratt receiving comfort
from one of the priests permitted to visit her in her
prison cell.

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Aftermath of the execution of Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell,
David Herold, and George Atzerodt on July 7, 1865.


Surratt’s boarding house, c. 1890, little changed
from how it looked during her occupancy.


Surratt’s boarding house, which now houses a restaurant,
is in the
Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

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On this day in 1961, America was asked by President Kennedy to
work toward putting a man on the moon before the end of the
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On this day in 1977, "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" opened
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Director George Lucas.

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In Houston on this day in 2006, former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth
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It was on this day in 1992, Jay Leno debuted as the new permanent
host of NBC’s "Tonight Show."

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Comedian Billy Crystal (left) was Leno’s first guest on the show. He
also appeared on Leno’s final “Tonight Show” episode on February
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John Wilkes Booth

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Public testimony at the Iran-Contra hearing began on this day in
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It was on this day in 1981, President Ronald Reagan announced
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Sandra Day O’Connor turned 81 in March.

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