Minos. Typical of the monsters and guardians of hell, Dante's Minos is an amalgam of figures from classical sources who is completed with a couple of the poet's personal touches. His Minos may in fact be a combination of two figures of this name--both rulers of Crete--one the grandfather of the other.rancesca's shade tells Dante that her husband is destined for punishment in Caina--the infernal realm of familial betrayal named after Cain, who killed his brother Abel (Genesis 4:8)--for murdering her and Paolo.
Civil War. Lincoln dies from an assassinâs bullet. President Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, dies from an assassinâs bullet. Shot by John Wilkes Booth at Fordâs Theater in Washington the night before, Lincoln lived for nine hours before succumbing to the severe head wound he sustained.
Lincoln Shot at Fordâs Theater. Shortly after 10:00 p.m. on April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at Fordâs Theatre in Washington, D.C., and fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln. As Lincoln slumped forward in his seat, Booth leapt onto the stage and escaped out the back door.