New Evidence Suggests Abraham Lincoln was Assassinated at Songfest 1865

MALIBU, CA -- Saying the discovery shed new light not only on one of Pepperdine’s proudest traditions but also upon the sixteenth president of the United States, a team of archivists working with documents held in Pepperdine university’s Payson library announced Friday that new evidence suggests Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at the Songfest show of 1865.

Upon examination of the recently uncovered documents from the Civil War era, researchers discovered letters penned by the sixteenth president that suggest Abraham Lincoln, a well documented aficionado of the musical show, was in attendance of Songfest 1865: Across the Globe at the Ford Theatre of Pepperdine’s original campus, when John Wilkes Booth shot him in the head.

“Certificates and notes from the coroner’s office that date and time the incident paired with a well-preserved copy of the show’s program indicate Lincoln was enjoying Alpha Tau and Friend’s rendition of the song ‘Kiss’ by Prince when the shot was fired,” Professor Ariel Chang said of the research. “From what we gathered from collected accounts, it was their opener.”

“From letters written by Mary Todd recently made public by the estate, the president would have been pleased to know that Lamda Omega Delta took first prize for their ancient Greek-inspired show, ‘Orpheus and Eurydice Musically’ as Mr. Lincoln seemed to be particularly fond of their peformance of Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ La Vida Loca” as their finale,” Chang said.

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