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| − | '''Ford's Theatre''' is the name of the theatre where [[Abraham Lincoln]] was | + | '''Ford's Theatre''' is the name of the theatre where [[Abraham Lincoln]] was shot on April 14, 1865. The assassin was [[John Wilkes Booth]]. The building was originally a [[Baptist]] church, but in 1861 John T. Ford turned it into a theatre. After Lincoln's assassination, the theatre closed for over one hundred years. It reopened in 1968. It is located at 511 10th Street, NW in [[Washington, D.C.]] |
Revision as of 01:54, April 25, 2007
Ford's Theatre is the name of the theatre where Abraham Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865. The assassin was John Wilkes Booth. The building was originally a Baptist church, but in 1861 John T. Ford turned it into a theatre. After Lincoln's assassination, the theatre closed for over one hundred years. It reopened in 1968. It is located at 511 10th Street, NW in Washington, D.C.