Station in springfield illinois, where the trains run to chicago. Originally from chicago to st. Louis through springfield. Trains that were frequent reviews by lincoln as he grew his practice in chicago, illinois. And his political appearances in chicago. Springfield was his hometown. He came here and 1837. He was in new salem, a Little Village outside of springfield. He tried a bunch of professions. A surveyor, storekeeper. He finally decided to become a lawyer and came to springfield to practice law. He spent his entire career as a lawyer in springfield. This was the state capital because of lincoln. He got the state capital moved to springfield. Typical of lincoln he gets the state capital moved to where he is going to practice law, which did not hurt his law practice at all, but that is why springfield was so special to him. This is also the place to which his body came back after the assassination on the 14th of april, 1865. As you know, John Wilkes Booth shot him at 10 30, he li
Lincolns view of the world in one word, the word is is. He believes the United States is a country not the United States are. In the prior, states were reviewed as part of an overall confederation of states. He believed we were one country. And he wanted to bring the Southern States back. Second, he wanted to improve the status and the lot of the lives of the americans the africanamericans living in the United States of the time it. Those who were free before, and certainly those who became free. Many of them as a result of lincolns own efforts. When he was killed, everything changed. It sent back relations in this country over 100 years. And it setback the quality of life, and the economy and social development of the Southern States to the point where many Southern States to this day are lagging behind the rest of the country in education and health care and in so many other criteria. Would this have been different if lincoln survived . Impossible to know. But he would have tried. He
Can say this is the definitive site in the federal city and the one site i have really enjoyed in the course of my career and all the interaction i have had with various historians and other scholars who i see come and go, as well as the comradeship i have daily with fellow rangers. I want to cover the history of fords theatre, sort of a general history, and work my way into the assassination. A little bit about the historical background of the theatre. The theatre was created in 1860, 1861, from what was originally a Baptist Church built on the Current Location on 511 10th street in 1833. The ford brothers were originally from maryland baltimore, where they ran three or four other theatres as well as an opera house. The theatre, when it opened at the outset of president lincolns term in office, it had a shortlived life. Following the assassination of president lincoln, the ford brothers were unable to reopen the theatre in the aftermath of the tragedy. There was public outrage at any
Infinity with two men inside. But theyre still working on this investigation. They say they still need help from the public and now everyone is thinking about the victims. Twoyearold david alicia and his mother Josephine Rivera seen her in happy times but both are hospitalized after a traumatizing hitandrun right outside of their home on the 2700 block of north mascher street monday evening. The little boys injuries are so critical investigators say he is not expected to survive. A great kid. I mean just really a precious twoyearold. You know everything you expected in a twoyearold that joy and enthusiasm so tragic and so hard hard. John lavery runs the Lighthouse Community center near the crash scene and spoke very emotional relatives saying the victims are loved by the center. You feel that sense as community of wanting to protect someone so young and precious and innocent and so tragic on so many levels to see a twoyearold. Family tells fox 29 off camera 19yearold josephine frantica
Place recently at fords theater where president lincoln was taken after being shot on april 14th 1865. Then, american artifacts takes a closer look at the house where lincoln died. After that, well hear about president lincolns last ride to his cottage retreat the day before his assassination. Later, american artifacts will profile ford theaters artifacts as news unfolded about president lincolns death. Good evening. This is the scene outside of ford theater in Peterson House. John booth shot president lincoln as he sat at the booth in ford theater. Our 16th president died the next morning at 7 22 a. M. And what youre looking at is a recreation were requesting to see this unfold live on cspan television. And youre looking at the scene directly outside of fords theatre which is outside the Peterson House which is directly across fords theatre. General colin powell on hand to commemorate what happened 150 years ago, the assassination of president Abraham Lincoln. 2027488900 for those of