VOL. XVII, NO. 6
DECEMBER 19, 1975
Abraham Lincoln's Death Is
Part of Our Heritage
Part of Our Heritage
By MARY GARDNER
He never saw the tiny room across the street from Ford's Theatre where his blood seeped out upon the pillows all night long and where he finally died.
On the night of April 14, 1865, the young actor John Willes Booth, with a tiny derringer in hand, approached the box in Ford's Theatre, Washington, where President and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln were attending the performance of Our American Cousin; and at 10:15 p.m. a bullet from the gun barreled its way through Lincoln's head - a shot that would echo again and again in the nightmares and imaginations of all Americans.
Lincoln was carried across the street to a bed in a lodging house. Without regaining consciousness he died at 7:22 the next morning.
He never saw the tiny room across the street from Ford's Theatre where his blood seeped out upon the pillows all night long and where he finally died.
On the night of April 14, 1865, the young actor John Willes Booth, with a tiny derringer in hand, approached the box in Ford's Theatre, Washington, where President and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln were attending the performance of Our American Cousin; and at 10:15 p.m. a bullet from the gun barreled its way through Lincoln's head - a shot that would echo again and again in the nightmares and imaginations of all Americans.
Lincoln was carried across the street to a bed in a lodging house. Without regaining consciousness he died at 7:22 the next morning.
The frantic search for Booth ended on April 26 in a tobacco shed, where after resisting arrest, he was shot either by himself or his pursuers.
This is just one noted event in American history. The more we study about the history of the United States the more we will respect the wisdom of the men who founded and developed this country. They knew this freedom was priceless; and they tried their best to pass it on.
American freedom was gained, not given. Great men worked hard to achieve a better country. There are many events that have made America what it is today, and they will be recognized throughout the year of 1976.
This is just one noted event in American history. The more we study about the history of the United States the more we will respect the wisdom of the men who founded and developed this country. They knew this freedom was priceless; and they tried their best to pass it on.
American freedom was gained, not given. Great men worked hard to achieve a better country. There are many events that have made America what it is today, and they will be recognized throughout the year of 1976.