Abraham lincoln. And features artifacts that were collected during those hours that surgeons were treating him after he was shot at fords theater and during and after his autopsy the next day. So you might remember that Abraham Lincoln is shot at forths theater at about 10 30 on friday, april 14, 1865. This is just a few days after lee surrendered to grant at appomattox. Effectively ending the civil war. Lincoln is at the play and is shot in the back of the head by John Wilkes Booth by a small lead bullet. That bullet is actually on display here and you can see it in that small glass globe. The bullet was recovered the next day at an autopsy performed at the white house. In the hours, though, just shortly after lincoln is shot, the Surgeon General, Surgeon General joseph barnes, responds to the president s side. This is at the petersons house directly across the street from fords theater. Barnes calls for something called a probe and when he founted that in the back here on display. Th
Up, u. S. Confirming a plan of attack using b1 bombers and north korea has detailed a plan to lob missiles within miles of guam by mid august, i am liz mack donald, president receiving a top security briefing after reports say that north korea is considering firing 4 missiles at guam, home of 6,000 u. S. Servicemember, reports are that they could end up near waters near guam. Rex tillerson is returning to washington from his trip to asia after a stop off in guam yesterday. August is historically month that u. S. And south korea engage in major joint military exercises that usually sets north korea on edge. August and september historically are a rocky period for the stock markets, guam governor saidin saiding he wanta strong u. S. President. For our administration and people of guam, there is concern, and worry, there is no panic. As far as i am concerned as an american citizen, i want a president that says, that if any nation such as north korea, attacks guam, attacks honolulu, attack
Collector. We are here today to spend a little time on a visit to the museums civil war medicine and a couple of other things to show you. The National Museum of health and medicine was founded in 1862. We were known as the Army Medical Museum. The mission of the time was to collect specimens of anatomy and send them to washington for preservation and study to improve the soldier. At the time of the civil war, the museum staff were doing the business of Lessons Learned. Ensure those lessons with their colleagues in counterparts on the battlefield. This museum and this collection started during the war and in the early days, the museum was housed in the Surgeon Generals houses. The first few artifacts are on the shelf behind the generals desk. Then in a building that we know today as the rakes banks building your the white house. It wasnt until after the tragic ofnts of the assassination Abraham Lincoln and agents of the five of the museum moved into its first longterm residents. They a
Some viewers may find images in this program disturbing. Welcome to the National Museum of health and medicine. A special couple of other things to show you. The National Museum of health and museum was known as the Army Medical Museum. The mission at the time was to collect specimens of human anatomy. To send them to washington for care and preservation. Staff doing the business of Lessons Learned theyre trying to understand the nature of battlefield surgery and trauma and share those lessons with their colleagues in counterparts on the battlefield. This museum and its collection started during the war and in nearly days museum is housed at the Surgeon Generals office and actually the first few Museum Artifacts were on the shelf behind the Surgeon Generals desk. That is the Riggs Building your the white house. It wasnt until after the tragic events of the assassination of president lincoln that the museum moved into its first longterm residence and moved into fords theater before movi
Disturbing. Mr. Clarke welcome to the National Museum of house and medicine. I am tim clarke, im the museums deputy director. Were here to spend a little museums civil war medicine exhibit and a special show of other things to you. The National Museum of health founded in 1852 and we were known as the Army Medical Museum. The mission at the time was to of morbid cimens anatomy and to send them to washington for care and to ervation and study improve the care of the soldier. So at the time of the civil war, the museums staff were doing learned. Ness of lessons they were trying to understand the nature of battlefield, surgery, medicine and trauma and share those lessons with their colleagues and counterparts on the battlefield. This museum and its collection in ted during the war and the early days, the museum was housed in the Surgeon Generals office. Actually, the first Museum Artifacts were actually on a surgeon ind the generals desk, and then in a building that we know today as build