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THIS DAY IN HISTORY - LINCOLN'S ASSASINATION
A sobering fact about history in America today....Some remember it, some forget it, some never knew or will ever know it.
Today is a very important day in American history...and indeed, the world's.
The Killing of President Lincoln.
Inaugural photo of Abraham Lincoln
On this day in 1865, John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer, fatally shoots President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford's Theater in
Washington, D.C. The attack came only five days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his massive army at Appomattox Court House,
Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War.
John Wilkes Booth
The gun that killed Lincoln. A powerful...and very loud....44 caliber single-shot Derringer pistol.
Booth, a Maryland native born in 1838, who remained in the North during the war despite his Confederate sympathies, initially plotted to
capture President Lincoln and take him to Richmond, the Confederate capital. However, on March 20, 1865, the day of the planned
kidnapping, the president failed to appear at the spot where Booth and his six fellow conspirators lay in wait. Two weeks later, Richmond fell to
Union forces.
In April, with Confederate armies near collapse across the South, Booth hatched a desperate plan to save the Confederacy. Learning that Lincoln was to
attend a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater on April 14, Booth masterminded the simultaneous assassination of Lincoln, Vice
President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William H. Seward. By murdering the president and two of his possible successors, Booth and his
conspirators hoped to throw the U.S. government into disarray.
On the evening of April 14, conspirator Lewis T. Powell burst into Secretary of State Seward's home, seriously wounding him and three others, while
George A. Atzerodt, assigned to Vice President Johnson, lost his nerve and fled. Meanwhile, just after 10 p.m., Booth entered Lincoln's private
theater box unnoticed and shot the president with a single bullet in the back of his head. Slashing an army officer who rushed at him, Booth leapt to
the stage and shouted "Sic semper tyrannis! [Thus always to tyrants]–the South is avenged!" Although Booth broke his leg jumping from Lincoln's box,
he managed to escape Washington on horseback.
The president, mortally wounded, was carried to a lodging house opposite Ford's Theater. About 7:22 a.m. the next morning, Lincoln, age 56, died–the
first U.S. president to be assassinated. Booth, pursued by the army and other secret forces, was finally cornered in a barn near Bowling Green,
Virginia, and died from a possibly self-inflicted bullet wound as the barn was burned to the ground. Of the eight other people eventually charged with
the conspiracy, four were hanged and four were jailed. Lincoln, the 16th U.S. president, was buried on May 4, 1865, in Springfield, Illinois.
Anecote: This last photo below is from Lincoln's campaigning days and was captioned by a large newspaper as "Lincolns 'Republican'
Hair". Gave me a chuckle....agendas in the media don't seem to have changed much, have they? 
And of course, we all remember Lincoln's rustic log cabin upbringing...or do we?
WITH RESPECT AND REMEMBRANCE....REST IN PEACE, MR. PRESIDENT
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What say ye - thumbs up or thumbs down for Spielberg's recent 'Lincoln'.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
What say ye - thumbs up or thumbs down for Spielberg's recent 'Lincoln'. |
Igor, I must be part mushroom, because your post is the first I ever heard of this 2012 film about Lincoln. I will make an effort to see it soon and
report back with my thumbs up or down. (although I most always like anything Spielberg produces.)
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Thanks Roger for the reminder.
| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
What say ye - thumbs up or thumbs down for Spielberg's recent 'Lincoln'. |
I have not seen the movie yet, just the promos. I especially want to see the movie to see how Mary Todd Lincoln is characterized. The first history
of Lincoln was written by his ex-law partner, William Herndon and he hated Mary Todd, so he was not kind to her in his writings. After that time,
historians who were almost all male just kept that image of her alive. Men historians tended to ignore women.
When more females became historians, they looked into her life deeper and today there are more questions than answers. Way too much to get into here,
but for anyone interested in Lincoln, I suggest they also read some of the more current biographies of Mary Todd Lincoln.
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Indeed, Diane. Lincoln's wife, Mary, has not been treated kindly by many historians.
An odd piece of history is the report that she carried a pistol very similar to the one that killed her husband. I can only imagine the conspiracy
theories!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pompano
Indeed, Diane. Lincoln's wife, Mary, has not been treated kindly by many historians.
An odd piece of history is the report that she carried a pistol very similar to the one that killed her husband. I can only imagine the conspiracy
theories! |
Ah yes, conspiracy theories were alive and well. Just another tidbit. The female attorney who came to Mary's assistance after her son had her locked
away, was one of the first female attorneys in the country. But she had married which meant her signature on any legal document was NOT valid. Once
a woman married back then, she was the property of her husband and only HE could execute legal documents.
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Watched the movie a couple of weeks ago and liked it, rent it
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She was portrayed as high strung and emotional, which added to Lincoln's burden of a 5 year war and all those casualties. She also blamed him for not
being caring enough about his family and putting his nation first.
So, no, she was not a positive character now that I think about it.
There's a scene at an event where she keeps praising her husband's work forcefully and loudly to the point where everyone is staring at her and
Lincoln is mildly embarassed. His attitude seemed to be one of acceptance of her limitations without any anger. In fact, he comes off as a man with
great determination and little anger.
Her attitude seemed to be that of many white house first ladies I read about. They'd rather not be there. The status gained is not worth the pressure
endured.
[Edited on 4-14-2013 by Skipjack Joe]
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Mary...wife of Lincoln.
According to who was doing the photo story, sometimes she was there...and sometimes not. The New York Times of the era, maybe?
All about Mary...
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And this relates to Baja how??
Mexico!! Where two can live as cheaply as one.....but it costs twice as much.....
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This is a non-baja related thread (see title).
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Terry28
And this relates to Baja how?? |
yes you might want to look at the thread Non-Baja related
[Edited on 4-14-2013 by desertcpl]
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A good biography of Mary is one from 1989 written by the historian, Jean Baker. It may not be an entertaining as some as it is a bit academic in
nature. It was one of the first in depth looks at Mary and her reputation in history. Thus it may be a bit over-defensive, but NO history book is
free from bias, perspective, and prejudice --- there are so few facts in history. It is why using primary sources is so important and even then, no
two historians read them the same. I think I will read this book again in today's context and after seeing the movie. :-)
Reviews of Biography of Mary Todd Lincoln
| Quote: | Originally posted by Terry28
And this relates to Baja how?? |
Well, it may be a stretch, but Lincoln had a bit to do with Mexico and Baja. When he was a young Congressman, he became known as Spotty Lincoln to
some because of his opposition to one of President Polk's wars of Manifest Destiny and Polk's desire to acquire more territory to extend slavery; the
war with Mexico. In trying to provoke a war, Polk and his supporters kept claiming that the Mexican Army had crossed onto American Territory --- a
rather disputed and flimsy claim. Lincoln drafted what are known as the Spot Resolutions and took to the floor of Congress asking over and over for
President Polk to name the exact spot where this happened.
And there are lots of disputed claims as to if Mexico was willing to give up the Baja Peninsula at the end of the war, or if the US wanted it, and on
and on. But in the end, Mexico kept the Baja and later during the Gadsden Purchase, Mexico made sure they kept a land connection to the Peninsula.
OK, a stretch, but this is one connection Lincoln had with Mexico and Baja.
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Mary and Baja
Few people are aware that Mary Todd was named after her devoted nanny Maria Theodora Garbanzo. The woman was greatly loved by the Lincolns and over
time became influential. It was not uncommon for White House guests to be served fine Mexican cuisine, chili rellenos al la Mulege being her
specialty.
In fact few know the influence Lincoln himself had on Mexican cuisine. During one moment of inspiration in the kitchen he removed his stovepipe hat
placing it on the flat dough and, cutting around it's edge, created the very first tortilla.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Few people are aware that Mary Todd was named after her devoted nanny Maria Theodora Garbanzo. The woman was greatly loved by the Lincolns and over
time became influential. It was not uncommon for White House guests to be served fine Mexican cuisine, chili rellenos al la Mulege being her
specialty.
In fact few know the influence Lincoln himself had on Mexican cuisine. During one moment of inspiration in the kitchen he removed his stovepipe hat
placing it on the flat dough and, cutting around it's edge, created the very first tortilla. |
 Very good!
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^^^^^^^^^^
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Actually, Igor...Abe did NOT make a tortilla by cutting around his stovepipe hat brim. He did the cutting, but it was lefsa that he made.
Abe did it...Honest....
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
Thanks Roger for the reminder.
| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
What say ye - thumbs up or thumbs down for Spielberg's recent 'Lincoln'. |
I have not seen the movie yet, just the promos. I especially want to see the movie to see how Mary Todd Lincoln is characterized. The first history
of Lincoln was written by his ex-law partner, William Herndon and he hated Mary Todd, so he was not kind to her in his writings. After that time,
historians who were almost all male just kept that image of her alive. Men historians tended to ignore women.
When more females became historians, they looked into her life deeper and today there are more questions than answers. Way too much to get into here,
but for anyone interested in Lincoln, I suggest they also read some of the more current biographies of Mary Todd Lincoln. |
"Men historians tended to ignore women."
Diane, you will never be ignored by the "historians" on BajaNomad.
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Mea Culpa....I failed to see the header...
Mexico!! Where two can live as cheaply as one.....but it costs twice as much.....
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Few people are aware that Mary Todd was named after her devoted nanny Maria Theodora Garbanzo. The woman was greatly loved by the Lincolns and over
time became influential. It was not uncommon for White House guests to be served fine Mexican cuisine, chili rellenos al la Mulege being her
specialty.
In fact few know the influence Lincoln himself had on Mexican cuisine. During one moment of inspiration in the kitchen he removed his stovepipe hat
placing it on the flat dough and, cutting around it's edge, created the very first tortilla. |
The tortilla incident can be verified on SNIPES.
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