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Can’t bring your class in person? No problem! Register for an award-winning Ford's Theatre #FordsEDU virtual field trip to bring Abraham Lincoln’s legacy to your classroom. #TeachLincoln #TeachReconstruction tiny.cc/6zebvz
Lincoln embraced technological advancements like the telegraph during the Civil War era. Now, AI is reshaping our world. Join us online on 4/22 at 4:30 PM to explore this evolution. #AI #History #Lincoln #FordsEdu Register: tiny.cc/ftscc
Major Rathbone turns to confront Booth. Booth drops the pistol and pulls his knife, slashing into Rathbone's arm. Leaping from the box to the stage below, Booth stumbles, shouts at the crowd and escapes out the back.
Congrats to the intrepid teachers who explored the history beneath their feet during last week's Civil War Washington #TeacherPD! Thanks to our fantastic partners, @TudorPlace, @FredDouglassNPS, @NationalMallNPS, and @LincolnsCottage for making the week a success! #TeachCivilWar
Hey DMV educators! Join #FordsEdu at the free Educator Open House on 8/14 hosted by @peopleshousedc. Grab some refreshments, get early access, and connect with local history & civics groups. Register here: tinyurl.com/6txy8jp2
💬 In the spirit of Lincoln, let’s talk across difference with grace on #NewConversationsDay and beyond. #CivilDiscourse is key to a compassionate culture, and #FordsOratory Master Fellow Lauren Baxter shares how she teaches it in her classroom: tiny.cc/406p001
🎆Happy Fourth of July from #FordsEdu! "Four-score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." - The Gettysburg Address youtube.com/watch?v=pj3-Gm…
We’re celebrating the Promise of America teacher PD, a collaboration with #FordsEdu and @TrumanLibrary in Independence, MO this week! Thank you to our participants and #FordsOratory Fellows for an amazing three days of teaching and learning.
This Saturday marks 160 years since the conviction of seven of the conspirators complicit in the plot to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln, Vice President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William Seward. To learn more about the trial, visit fords.org/lincolns-assas….
Congratulations, Dr. Bagley!
The curtain is officially up! 🎉 I'm the 2025 Stephen Schwartz Musical Theatre Teacher of the Year, thanks to @ASCAPFoundation & @EdTA, Stephen Schwartz! This national honor is a testament to musical theatre's life-changing power. #ArtsEducation #TheatreEducation #musicaltheatre
Don't miss it! #FordsEdu is excited to join @TJMonticello on June 24th for Civic Season! Learn how you can participate in Monticello's #CivicSeason events: monticello.org/civicseason
On June 19 1865, General Order No. 3 declared all enslaved people in Texas free, two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. If you're in the DC area, you can see these documents in-person @USNatArchives 6/19-6/22! visit.archives.gov/whats-on/explo…
The National Archives Museum in Washington, DC, will display the original Emancipation Proclamation, along with General Order No. 3, from Thurs., June 19, to Sun., June 22, 2025. Exhibit hours are 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. ET; timed ticket entry is available, but not required.
Love when the organizations I’m involved with crossover, so when the opportunity arose to do a tour of Mary Lincoln’s house for the #KEDCgrants Elevation Summit, I had to make my @FordsEdu fam proud! A fascinating history & story! Thanks @KyCharge for the chance to see history.
Thrilled to be part of #CivicSeason at @TJMonticello! On 6/24, #FordsEdu is participating in this engaging series exploring America's story. Find out more about the season's events at monticello.org/civicseason
In honor of #NationalChildrensDay, we're thinking back to all of the awesome student delegates who gave speeches on the historic stage on May 5th! The @laconiadailysun celebrated New Hampshire #FordsOratory Fellow Emma Dassori and her student delegates: tinyurl.com/mubt7nxs
Calling all @NCSSNetwork members! #FordsEdu is thrilled to join ClassSpark and NCSS on 5/29 to explore a new series of "Masterclass"-style video PD! Members will get early access to our 2-hour course, including classroom resources! #sschat #SocialStudies tiny.cc/iskk001
Shout-out to @HistoryFrog for this awesome Reel of her classes exploring the Lincoln Assassination with Detective McDevitt #VirtualFieldTrip! instagram.com/reel/DJ2_HCnJr…
April 16 is a local holiday in #WashingtonDC, known as Emancipation Day. #OTD in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act into law, ending chattel slavery in our nation's capital 8 months before the Emancipation Proclamation.
President Abraham Lincoln died at 7:22 am. Surgeon General Joseph Barnes arranged the deceased president’s hands across his chest and Pastor Phineas Gurley said a prayer. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton solemnly remarked: “Now he belongs to the ages.”
Dr. Charles Leale enters the President's box to render aid, finding Mary cradling Lincoln's head. Dr. Leale quickly examines the President, discovers the bullet hole, and pronounces the wound mortal. Lincoln continues breathing, but no one can guess for how long.
Hearing the crowd laugh, Booth stepped into the President's box, raised his pistol and fired it into the back of Lincoln's head. The bullet passed through his brain and stopped near the front of his skull.