150-years on; Washington remembers Lincoln's assassination
- 9 years ago
Commemorations have been taking place across the United States to mark the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination on April 14, 1865.
He was the first American President to be killed in office and the hour by hour re-enaction of his last night spent at Washington’s Ford Theatre is an event eagerly followed and played by the actors’ taking part.
The fatal shooting came just days after the Confederacy had surrendered to the Union army and ended the Civil War
At 1021pm, during the performance of “Our American Cousin”, actor John Wilkes Booth, a pro-slavery fanatic, sneaks into the presidential box and shoots Lincoln in the head. Booth jumps onto the stage and flees, sparking pandemonium inside the theater.
Lauren Beyea is spokeswoman for Ford’s Theatre.
“As word traveled, people began to gather outside the Ford’s Theatre here on 10th Street and hold vigil for President Abraham Lincoln. It was a very sad and terrible bit of news, obviously.”
By 11pm, the street ou
He was the first American President to be killed in office and the hour by hour re-enaction of his last night spent at Washington’s Ford Theatre is an event eagerly followed and played by the actors’ taking part.
The fatal shooting came just days after the Confederacy had surrendered to the Union army and ended the Civil War
At 1021pm, during the performance of “Our American Cousin”, actor John Wilkes Booth, a pro-slavery fanatic, sneaks into the presidential box and shoots Lincoln in the head. Booth jumps onto the stage and flees, sparking pandemonium inside the theater.
Lauren Beyea is spokeswoman for Ford’s Theatre.
“As word traveled, people began to gather outside the Ford’s Theatre here on 10th Street and hold vigil for President Abraham Lincoln. It was a very sad and terrible bit of news, obviously.”
By 11pm, the street ou