John Wilkes Booth and John Parker on the Crossroads of History

[Dave Taylor]

History Channel is trying their luck at a late night comedy block. Weird, I know, but it is an interesting way to present history to an entertainment driven public. Last night the short show "Crossroads of History" presented a hypothetical scenario in which the policeman assigned to Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, John Parker, was chatting up John Wilkes Booth at the Star Saloon in the moments before the assassination. The product is a humorous imagining of what their interaction could have been like. Fans of TV show "The Office" will recognize two of accountants from that show in main roles in this short.

http://www.history.com/shows/night-class...ry-lincoln

Frankly I found it very funny, especially the parts when the ladies were fawning over Edwin Booth. John Wilkes' reaction was priceless.