On April 14th

Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865 and died the next morning at the Petersen House. The record dates it to 1865-04-14. A theatre with this much documented stage history gives the file real substance. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. The detail is preserved in 'Ford’s Theatre'. The date is part of the site's documented spine.

The April 14, 1865 assassination is documented; the theater and Petersen House are an NHS. The documented date is 1865-04-14. A theatre with this much documented stage history gives the file real substance. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. 'Ford’s Theatre' documents the entry. It anchors the timeline the rest of the file hangs from.

On April 14, 1865 — Good Friday — John Wilkes Booth slipped into the presidential box during 'Our American Cousin' and shot Lincoln once behind the ear. The President died the next morning across the street at the Petersen House. Booth, a famous actor, had performed on that very stage; the reopened theater's staff have reported his presence ever since.