The DC Traveler

Today in 1865, just 5 days after the end of the Civil War, around 8:00 in the evening, President Abraham Lincoln his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln along with Major and Mrs. Henry Rathbone, visited Ford’s Theatre for a lively performance of the comedy, Our American Cousin.
Just after 10:00, during the third act, the well-known actor and Confederate sympathizer, John Wilkes Booth, entered the theatre and walked to the rear of the Presidential box.  With only one body guard, who had wandered off, he easily peered through a small hole in door of the box that he had drilled the …read more

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If you didn’t get a chance to visit Ford’s Theatre recently, both the theater where President Linclon was assassinated and the museum will be closed for 18 months for renovations.
The $8 million upgrade will include much needed air conditioning and heating improvements, plus lighting, sound system and other improvements.

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