WASHINGTON — Inside the box at Ford’s Theatre where President Lincoln was assassinated, most of the furnishings are carefully chosen replicas: the heavy gold drapes and tassels, the red, gold ...

Ford's Theatre has been restored to look much the same as it did the night of the April 14, 1865, shooting by John Wilkes Booth. ... In the presidential box, Dr. Charles Leale, ...

Inside the box at Ford's Theatre where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, most of the furnishings are carefully chosen replicas: the heavy gold drapes and tassels, the red, gold and white ...

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.

Ford’s Theatre Even if you've been to Ford's Theatre before, ... Whether you take a guided or self-guided tour or you buy a theater ticket to get inside, gazing up at the presidential box and ...

On Good Friday 1865, President Lincoln was enjoying a comedy in Ford’s Theatre when actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box and shot him. Wounded i ...

Two front-row balcony tickets to Ford's Theatre for April 14, 1865 — the night John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln — sold at auction for $262,500.

WASHINGTON — Beyond his famous words, the tangible artifacts President Abraham Lincoln left behind after his assassination were scattered for decades, kept in family collections and by the ...

Ford’s Theatre will commemorate the 156th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and death on April 14 and 15, and throughout the month of April with digital programming.

My vacations sometimes include sites that represent childhood interests. In London, it was 221 B Baker St. and a Jack the Ripper tour. In Washington, D.C., it was Ford’s Theatre.Abe Lincoln … ...

Now for the first time since April 1865, curators have brought together most of the artifacts from the night the 16th president was shot at Ford’s Theatre just blocks from the White House.