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TRAGERY AT ASSASSONATION SITE IN 1893

Ford's Theatre - Where Lincoln Was Shot

In Washington, D.C. on June 9, 1893, the interior of ramshackle
Ford’s Theatre collapses
, causing the deaths of 22 people.

The building—where President Lincoln was shot on April 14,
1865— houses hundreds of clerks employed by the War
Department’s Records and Pensions Division.      

An investigation determined the cause of the tragedy was a pier
that had given way during
excavation in the basement for an
electric-light plant.

 

 

        
        
       
On this day in 1893, Ford's Theatre suffered another tragedy when its third floor completely ...

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Ford's Theatre
A National Historic Site, Ford’s Theatre today.

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 Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known
as Les Paul, was an American
jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of
the
solid-body electric guitar, and his prototype, called the Log,
served as inspiration for the
Gibson Les Paul.

Paul taught himself how to play guitar, and while he is mainly
known for jazz and popular music, he had an early career in
country music.

In the 1950s, he and his wife, singer and guitarist Mary Ford,
recorded numerous records, selling millions of copies.

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