| Introduction | Bibliography | Pictures |
| Interesting Info. | Other Links | Video |
Introduction
Ford's Theatre was opened in 1863 by John Ford. It soon became very well-known around the country. On April 14,1865, Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln came to see a popular comedy, Our American Cousin. Then John Wilkes Boothe fired one of the most famous shots in the U.S's storied history. He assassinated one of the greatest Presidents ever.
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Bibliography
School For Champions. Similarities in the Kennedy and Lincoln Assassinations.2004. http://www.school-for-champions.com/history/lincolnjfk.htm
Visiting DC. Ford's Theatre History.2010.http://www.visitingdc.com/washington-dc/fords-theater-history.htm
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Pictures
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Interesting Info.
The theatre has been filled with haunting memories since its opening. Along with Lincoln's death, a tragedy when the interior floors of the building collapsed, killing 22 officers. Other interesting facts are not necessarily about the theatre, but about the similarities in the deaths of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. They are strangely related.
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Lincoln |
Kennedy |
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Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846 |
Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946 |
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Abe was elected President in 1860 |
J.FK. was elected President in 1960 |
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His wife lost a child while living in the White House |
His wife lost a child while living in the White House |
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He was directly concerned with Civil Rights (slavery) |
He was directly concerned with Civil Rights (racism) |
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Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy who told him not to go to the theater |
Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln who told him not to go to Dallas |
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Lincoln was shot in the back of the head in the presence of his wife |
Kennedy was shot in the back of the head in the presence of his wife |
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Lincoln shot in Ford's Theatre |
Kennedy was shot in a Lincoln, made by Ford |
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He was shot on a Friday |
He was shot on a Friday |
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The assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was known by three names, occupied by fifteen letters |
The assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was known by three names, occupied by fifteen letters |
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Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and fled to a warehouse |
Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and fled to a theater |
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Booth was killed before being brought to trial |
Oswald was killed before being brought to trial |
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Lincoln's successor was Andrew Johnson, born in 1808 |
Kennedy's successor was Lyndon Johnson, born in 1908 |
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Other Links
Below is a link to the history of Ford's Theatre.
http://www.visitingdc.com/washington-dc/fords-theater-history.htm
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Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEGrECSBHY8
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Evan Heichelbech (an eighth grade student at St. Gabriel School.) Last updated on 3/29/11