Trivia Advent Calendar

[J. Beckert]

Ding, ding, ding!!! We have a winner!! My pal Laurie has nailed this one! It's the Washington engraving that adorned (and still does) Boxes 7 & 8 at Ford's Theater!

Supposedly dented by Booth's spur, this silent witness to the assassination is still there and the damage is clearly visible from the back of the box, even today. While some say it may have been the work of a souvenier hunter, I think the fact that several witnesses said Booth knock it almost upside down gives credence to the fact that this is tangible evidence that Booth meant business on April 14th., 1865.

Let's get the score tally started and put one of last year's winners at the top!

Congratulations, Laurie!!

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