On April 14, 1865, as his parents attended a performance of “Our American Cousin” in Ford’s Theatre, twelve-year-old Tad Lincoln was a few blocks away at Grover’s Theater watching a performance of “Aladdin! or His Wonderful Lamp.”
Shortly after 10:00 PM, the Ala…
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