How The Henry Ford helped conserve the chair Abraham Lincoln was sitting in when he was assassinated
The Henry Ford
Rocking Chair Used by Abraham Lincoln at Ford s Theater the Night of His Assassination, April 14, 1865
By: Max White
and last updated 2021-04-14 16:23:20-04
(WXYZ) â Wednesday marks the 156th anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. He was shot sitting in a chair at Ford s Theater on April 14, 1865, and died just a day later.
That rocking chair, covered in red fabric with a wooden frame, now sits inside The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn. It s one of the more iconic pieces inside the museum, and it underwent a conservation project a few decades ago.
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Top 10 Brutal Realities Of The American Reconstruction
The American Civil War is one of the most studied, dramatized, and reenacted events in world history. Much less covered is the period generally agreed by historians to have spanned from 1865 to 1877 known as the Reconstruction.The Civil War could easily be portrayed as a glorious campaign where the forces of good triumphed and in the process freed millions and preserved the union. It’s all very reassuring if not inspiring. Meanwhile the American Reconstruction is largely a matter of blunders. Blunders that cost countless Americans their lives and generations their livelihoods. Hard to feel inspired by that.
160 years later, U.S. still fighting over Civil War
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A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee stands in the U.S. Capitol in 2017. The New York Times accused Lee of treason in 1865. File Photo by Pete Marovich/UPI | License Photo
One hundred and sixty years ago, Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston, S.C., starting the American Civil War.
Between 600,000 and 800,000 soldiers on both sides died over the next four years, and perhaps another 200,000 to 300,000 non-combatants perished from starvation, disease or friendly fire a total far greater than those who have perished from COVID-19 to date. Ultimately, the North prevailed over the 11 states of the Confederacy. In the process, much of the South was devastated, and Reconstruction did little to heal the wounds of the war.
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