John Wilkes Booth/Talk

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