High School History Challenge: How Much Can You Recall?

QUESTION 36-What piece of clothing did an attempted assassination leave a hole through during President Lincoln's lifetime?

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Correct Incorrect Through his hat: President Abraham Lincoln narrowly escaped an assassination attempt two years prior to his assassination at Ford's Theatre in 1865. D While riding a horse to the Soldiers' Home from the White House, a bullet from a would-be assassin left a hole through his hat, narrowly missing his head. This incident occurred a year before his assassination in 1864 at Ford's Theatre.

QUESTION 36-What piece of clothing did an attempted assassination leave a hole through during President Lincoln's lifetime?

• Through his sleeve
• Through his hat
• Through his boots
• Through his handkerchief