Booth was later killed by a man who had castrated himself earlier in life, survived the brutal Confederate POW jail where disease ran wild and was just generally insane. The Union army had cornered Booth in a barn and were waiting him out, wanting him alive to interrogate, but good old Boston Corbett spied him through a hole and shot. The military were furious and wanted to discipline him, but he was a hero and they had to let it go.
Was he a hero though? Booth could have had more conspirators, somebody could have hired him, he may have been blackmailed, etc. There are hundreds of questions which could have been revealed in questioning which we'll never have answers to because some ball-less soldier shot before he could think
There were several conspirators. It was a coordinated, simultaneous attack. I forget who all of the targets were, but Sec of State Seward had his throat slashed (and survived).
It's at least decently accurate. The Booth family were actually major for theatre in America at the time, with many of them noteworthy actors, and if I recall correctly, were pioneers in theatre management as we know it now.
Booth was later killed by a man who had castrated himself earlier in life, survived the brutal Confederate POW jail where disease ran wild and was just generally insane. The Union army had cornered Booth in a barn and were waiting him out, wanting him alive to interrogate, but good old Boston Corbett spied him through a hole and shot. The military were furious and wanted to discipline him, but he was a hero and they had to let it go.
I think everyone can learn a valuable lesson from this story;
don't hide in a barn after shooting the president with a fucking musket or they'll shoot you
...or something like that
Lincoln was shot with a Derringer.
I think I can learn a valuable lesson from this:
Do not use a stronger than you parody as a source of factual information
Thank you. I’ve never seen that and now I will never forget it.
it gets better
There’s a whole slew of them. There’s a Stalin one, I think there’s ones for JFK and Lee Harvey Oswald.
Bro used the tutorial gun from the Midnight Mugger mini-game
me in fortnite
Don’t forget to include the fact that we don’t know what happened to Boston Corbett. He just sort of disappeared one day.
He really was a living myth.
Anyone reading this who doesn’t know more about him: you must listen to this podcast.
Didn't he disappear after escaping an asylum?
Apparently he visited a friend after escaping and told him he was going to Mexico, but that was the last anybody saw him.
Edit: afterward > after.
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Uh... what? I don't understand how that's relevant to my comment... or even what you're trying to say. Fuck ICE and the Trump administration though.
Wrong thread.
Was he a hero though? Booth could have had more conspirators, somebody could have hired him, he may have been blackmailed, etc. There are hundreds of questions which could have been revealed in questioning which we'll never have answers to because some ball-less soldier shot before he could think
I mean he was seen as one.
There were several conspirators. It was a coordinated, simultaneous attack. I forget who all of the targets were, but Sec of State Seward had his throat slashed (and survived).
The third target was Vice President Johnson, but the conspirator who was supposed to attack him just went drinking instead.
There was a huge trial. Four convicted conspirators were hanged. Several others were pardoned by Andrew Johnson (imagine that).
Conspirators? You mean the fashion industry? That's what Lincoln gets for messing with cotton.
But why male models?
There was a fun segment on the old Unsolved Mysteries that they shot the wrong guy in the barn and just claimed it was Booth.
Also don't forget the guy straight-up said God told him to shoot.
https://i.redd.it/cz1yanrl26cg1.gif
What is this from????
This is amazing!
It's from the theme song of The Naked Gun TV series
THERE IS A TV SERIES?
it's called Police Squad and it aged like fine wine. i watched the whole thing last year, lots of word play and stupid humor
it might be hard to find streaming, but i bought the dvd from amazon for like $5. you could probably set sail (and conquer) to find it as well
That show is so dense with jokes and visual gags that you have to pause and rewind to see all of them. Sad that there were only six episodes.
It’s survived as a beloved film franchise for almost 40(!) years and counting
So I’d call that vindication
Most deffo!
the new movie is so fucking funny
I love the fact that Liam Neeson and Leslie Nielsen just happen to have the exact same initials
i want to see more comedies staring Liam Neeson. he was hysterical
Came First, thats why From the Files of the Police Squad is a subtittle
My friend pointed out an example I find funnier: it’s like if Casey Affleck killed the President and said “how do you like THEM apples?”
Indeed very funny but that’s not Affleck’s line… should he say “mah boy’s wicked smaaht”?
Omg, he shoots Trump in the head and then shouts that.
Don't forget a bit later when Edwin Booth (John Wilkes's brother) saved Todd Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln's son) from getting run over by a train.
I think that was before the shot iirc?
I've always heard it told that it was before
Wikipedia says likely 1893 or 1894
1863 or 4
Apollo, put down that dodgeball! Apollo! We don’t need this particular gift of prophecy! Down!
Girl have you seen American politics today
??? Yes but that’s not what the tumblr post was about?
Damn you right, I wasn't paying attention apparently. Sorry
You say this but “presidential assassin Jane Fonda” is not that that far out a counterfactual.
Liam has a chance to do the funniest thing ever.
What, kill the Australian PM?
Also yes.
And then he got shot by a religious fanatic who cut off his own balls with a pair of scissors
Semper Fidelis Tyrannosaurus!
I love this post, I’m glad I’m seeing it again
I don't care enough to fact check this but it's a hilarious bit I share every chance I get
It's at least decently accurate. The Booth family were actually major for theatre in America at the time, with many of them noteworthy actors, and if I recall correctly, were pioneers in theatre management as we know it now.
Don't forget jumping off the balcony, breaking his leg, and limping off stage
That’s certainly a point of view
Who is Liam hempsworth?