In the meantime, if you want to add chocolate to your diet, do so in moderation. Why? Most commercial chocolate has ingredients that add fat, sugar and calories. And too much can contribute to weight gain, a risk factor for high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes. On the other hand, cocoa itself, unlike chocolate, is low in sugar and fat while offering potential health benefits.
The assassination occurred five days after the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee, surrendered to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and the Union Army of the Potomac. Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated.
10 interesting facts about Abraham Lincolnâs assassination. It was 151 years ago tonight the President Abraham Lincoln was shot while watching a play at Fordâs Theater. Lincoln died the next morning, and in the aftermath, some odd facts seemed to pop up. Lincolnassassination.