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politics26 days ago•12 min saved

Carville Accuses Trump of Systematically Defiling D.C. Landmarks Amid Ford’s Theatre Naming Push

James Carville argues that President Donald Trump’s recent construction and renovation projects in Washington, D.C., stem from a deep-seated hatred for the city’s modest, constitutional identity. This critique coincides with reports that administration officials are considering attaching Trump’s name to Ford’s Theatre, the site of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, as part of a broader effort to imprint the president’s legacy on federal properties.

via HuffPost|

#donald-trump #fords-theatre #james-carville

history3 years ago•2 min saved

"Rare Theater Tickets from Lincoln's Assassination Sold for $262K at Auction"

Two front-row balcony tickets from the night Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre have been sold at auction for $262,500. The tickets, dated April 14, 1865, offered an unobstructed view of the president's murder by John Wilkes Booth. These rare tickets are from the performance of "Our American Cousin" and were part of a larger plot to decapitate the US government. Another artifact, a Lincoln-signed first edition of the Lincoln-Douglas debates, was also sold for nearly $594,000 at the auction.

via New York Post |

#abraham-lincoln #assassination #auction