Today in American History…

President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated 155 years ago tonight at Ford’s Theater in Washington, DC. He would pass away from his wounds early the next morning at a home across the street from the theater (The Peterson House). Secretary of War Edwin Stanton was at his bedside and said “he now belongs to the ages.”

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