video to witness of lincoln assasination

[arely staircase]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/10/kind_of_incredible.php?ref=fpblg

[murielm99]

1. I've seen that before,

but watching it again was great. Thank you.

[Gin]

2. Fascinating.......thanks for posting it

[jberryhill]

3. And the suffocation of Prince Albert in a can!

[chalky]

4. Wow. I went to Ta-Nehisi Coates post at The Atlantic that TPM linked to

and the comments section has some amazing stories. The Past Ain't Even the Past

It gives you a jolt to realize how close to history we really are.

[madinmaryland]

6. So true...

My Dad has passed down conversations to me he had with his grand-dad about his grand-dad's grand-dad. That would be my g-g-g-grandfather who was born during the Revolutionary War. My Dad was quite young at the time, but has remembered an incredible amount of information.

[Historic NY]

5. He died within weeks of this broadcast.