Commemorations have been taking place across the United States to mark the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination on April 14, 1865.<br /><br /> He was the first American President to be killed in office and the hour by hour re-enaction of his last night spent at Washington’s Ford Theatre is an event eagerly followed and played by the actors’ taking part.<br /><br /> The fatal shooting came just days after the Confederacy had surrendered to the Union army and ended the Civil War <br /><br /> At 1021pm, during the performance of “Our American Cousin”, actor John Wilkes Booth, a pro-slavery fanatic, sneaks into the presidential box and shoots Lincoln in the head. Booth jumps onto the stage and flees, sparking pandemonium inside the theater.<br /><br /> Lauren Beyea is spokeswoman for Ford’s Theatre.<br /><br /> “As word traveled, people began to gather outside the Ford’s Theatre here on 10th Street and hold vigil for President Abraham Lincoln. It was a very sad and terrible bit of news, obviously.”<br /><br /> By 11pm, the street ou
