Emergency Egress
It’s well known that after John Wilkes Booth shot President Lincoln, he leaped from the President’s box to the stage where he tripped and fell, breaking his leg. What’s not well known is what he tripped over. According to some first-hand accounts, as John Wilkes Booth was trying to make his exit, he tripped over the American flag. Egress is the way out of a room or building. ... [Read more of this article]

