Did You Know....? - I Have a Dream

Julia Grant, wife of US General Ulysses S. Grant, woke on the morning of 14 April 1865 with a strong feeling that she and her husband should get out of Washington as quickly as possible. General Grant had been due to attend the theatre with President Lincoln that night, but his wife insisted that he pull out. Leaving the city, the Grants passed John Wilkes Booth on his way to assassinate Lincoln at the theatre. General Grant was also found to be on Booth's hit list.