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Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 15, 1865 (he succumbed to the bullet wound of the previous night on April 14) at the Ford's Theatre in Washington DC by stage actor John Wilkes Booth. Sujoy Dhar visits the Ford's Theatre museum ahead of yet another death anniversary of the US president whose resolve to end slavery cost him his life. ....
A set of Ford's Theatre tickets from the night Abraham Lincoln was killed are up for auction for the second time and are expected to sell for over $80,000 to a lucky bidder. ....
President Abraham Lincoln died on this day, April 15, 1865, about nine hours after he was shot by actor John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln and his wife had been watching a play at Ford's Theatre in D.C. ....
Mary todd lincoln: [sobbing]. tom hanks: the assassination of abraham lincoln is witnessed by more than 1,500 people, yet no two accounts match. lieutenant crawford: a.m.s. crawford. henry hawk: uh, william henry hawk. james p. ferguson: uh, james p. ferguson. lieutenant crawford: i thought at first he was intoxicated. there was a glare in his eye. i turned to captain mcgowan, intending to say something in reference to this man s manner. james p. ferguson: i was looking with an opera glass to see, uh, which citizen it was, with the president. lieutenant crawford: the next instant, the shot was fired. [gunshot]. lieutenant crawford: i said at once it was the president s box and jumped to the door. henry hawk: i was on stage at the time of the firing. [gunshot]. james p. ferguson: and he put his hands on the cushion of the box and he threw his feet right over. and he pulled part of a state flag off. henry hawk: and as i looked towards him, he came in the direction in which i was standing ....
B.a. hill: can you describe the man s form that jumped from the box? lieutenant crawford: yes, sir. i saw him as he ran across the stage. james p. ferguson: as he ran across, he looked right up in my face. i, i pulled the lady down behind the banister. lieutenant crawford: as he went through the scene he threw his hand behind him and the knife was up in sight. henry hawk: he made some expression when he came on the stage. john wilkes booth: the south shall be free! henry hawk: but i did not understand what. james p. ferguson: he stopped as he said. john wilkes booth: i have done it! james p. ferguson: shook the knife. lieutenant crawford: his face was towards me. he did not say a word that i heard, but very strongly resembled the booths. henry hawk: i, i believe to the best of my knowledge that it was john wilkes booth. still, uh, i m not positive, uh. ....