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A pair of tickets to Ford's Theatre on the night of Abraham Lincoln's assassination have sold for an absolute fortune.

The 2 front-row balcony tickets, said to be in very good condition, made $262,500 through RR Auction, which closed the rare lot over the weekend -- they're dated "APR 14, 1865" and specifically say it's for "Ford's Theatre" in Washington, D.C.

Whoever owned the tickets would've been sitting in section D in seats 41 and 42. That would've put them on the opposite side of the theater from Lincoln's balcony seats, and given them an unobstructed view of the former president's assassination.

As you know, John Wilkes Booth -- who was an actor -- used his knowledge of the theater space to sneak into Lincoln's booth during the 3rd act of "Our American Cousin," shooting him in the head right next to First Lady Mary Todd ... days after the Civil War ended.

BTW, there aren't a whole lot of tickets from that fateful night still out there -- one of them is known to be at Harvard’s Houghton Library, and it's only half of the full ticket. The one at Harvard was even used to verify the balcony tickets that sold at auction.

Dos entradas para el Teatro Ford para la noche del asesinato de Abraham Lincoln se han vendido por una fortuna.

Las 2 entradas de balcón de primera fila están en muy buenas condiciones e hicieron 262.500 dólares a través de una subasta el fin de semana. La fecha dice "14 de abril 1865" y específicamente dicen que es para el "Teatro Ford" en Washington DC.

Quienquiera que fuera el propietario de las entradas habría estado sentado en la sección D en los asientos 41 y 42. Eso les habría puesto en el lado opuesto a los asientos del balcón de Lincoln, dándoles una vista sin obstáculos al asesinato del ex presidente.

Como ustedes saben, John Wilkes Booth —que era un actor— utilizó su conocimiento del espacio del teatro para colarse en la cabina de Lincoln durante el 3er acto de "Nuestro Primo Americano", disparándole en la cabeza justo al lado de la Primera Dama Mary Todd, días después de la Guerra Civil terminó.

Por cierto, no quedan muchas entradas de aquella fatídica noche: se sabe que una de ellas está en la Biblioteca Houghton de Harvard y es sólo la mitad de la entrada completa. El de Harvard se utilizó incluso para verificar las entradas de balcón que se vendieron en la subasta.

The man who went viral for describing the "screeeech" a fighter jet made before crashing says the chances of his death were high ... and he wants the government to get to the bottom of what happened.

Randolph White, sitting alongside his wife, Carrie, tells TMZ ... he could've been killed by the missing F-35 jet that practically crash-landed in his South Carolina backyard on Sunday -- calling it a real "near miss."

He thinks officials and the military should go through a thorough investigation and find out what the hell went wrong ... and he even wants whoever's to blame to be held responsible for the potentially fatal catastrophe.

As we reported, Randolph gained traction online for the hilarious way he described the fighter jet crashing nearby -- calling the sound it made something "between a screech and a whistle" before giving his own, wild impression.

BTW, Randolph gave us a new version of the sound ... and it's just as great.

Randolph tells us he's not all that interested in his internet fame, but Carrie and their kids sure are loving it! The guy admits he isn't used to his celeb status, but he'll take it.

FYI, 911 audio revealed the pilot ejected out of the aircraft and landed in someone's backyard ... apparently hurting his back. As you can imagine, the dispatcher was pretty confused about the rare call-in.

El hombre que se hizo viral por describir el "screeeech" que un avión de combate hizo antes de estrellarse dice que las posibilidades de su muerte eran altas y quiere que el gobierno llegue fondo del asunto.

Randolph White, sentado junto a su esposa, Carrie, le dice a TMZ que podría haber sido asesinado por el avión de combate F-35 desaparecido que prácticamente se estrelló en su patio trasero de Carolina del Sur el domingo.

Él piensa que los funcionarios y los militares deben ir a través de una investigación a fondo y averiguar qué demonios salió mal e incluso quiere que el culpable sea considerado responsable de la catástrofe potencialmente fatal.

Como ya informamos, Randolph ganó popularidad en redes sociales por la forma hilarante en que describió cómo el avión de combate se estrelló cerca de su casa, llamando al sonido que hizo algo "entre un chirrido y un silbido" antes de hacer su propia interpretación del sonido.

Por cierto, Randolph nos ha dado una nueva versión del sonido y es igual de genial.

Randolph nos dice que no está muy interesado en su fama en Internet, pero que a Carrie y a sus hijos les encanta. Admite que no está acostumbrado a su estatus de celebridad, pero lo aceptará.

Para tu información, el audio del 911 reveló que el piloto se eyectó de la aeronave y aterrizó en el patio trasero de alguien, aparentemente lastimándose la espalda. Como se puede imaginar, el despachador estaba bastante confundido acerca de la rara llamada.

Los humanos estamos un paso más cerca de descifrar los misterios del universo y todo gracias a una cápsula de la NASA que acaba de regresar con algo de suelo espacial ¡desde muy lejos!

La cápsula fue derribada de una nave espacial más grande llamada OSIRIS-REx, que fue lanzada al cielo hace 7 años con la idea de que viajaría miles de millones de kilómetros para llegar a un enorme asteroide llamado Bennu, que si bien está lejos todavía está a nuestro alcance.

La NASA quería estudiar los restos de este asteroide que al parecer es muy, muy viejo. Los científicos afirman que las muestras recogidas van a ayudarnos a comprender mejor nuestros orígenes, por no hablar de otros descubrimientos sobre nuestro sistema solar y tal vez incluso sobre la galaxia en general.

La cápsula tardó un poco en aterrizar pero finalmente lo hizo el domingo en el desierto de Utah, donde la NASA desplegó helicópteros como parte de un equipo de recuperación. Parece que querían ser muy cuidadosos con este objeto, incluso cuando regresaron al laboratorio, había gente con traje de materiales peligrosos en abundancia.

En cuanto a lo que consisten exactamente las muestras, es en su mayoría sólo rocas y polvo, pero teniendo en cuenta que proviene de un asteroide que probablemente viajó desde muy lejos, la precaución es necesaria.

Aunque se trata de la primera misión de este tipo de la NASA a un asteroide, la agencia espacial japonesa ya se nos había adelantado un par de ocasiones. Aún así, es un gran logro para los EE.UU. y es sólo otro ejemplo de cómo la gente comienza a aventurarse al espacio cada vez más.

Humans are one step closer to figuring out the mysteries of the universe -- and it's all thanks to a NASA capsule that just got back with some space soil ... from a long way away!

The capsule was shot down from a larger mother ship spacecraft called OSIRIS-REx, which got launched into the sky a whole 7 years ago ... with the idea being that it'd travel billions of miles to reach a huge asteroid named Bennu, which while far ... it's still within reach for us.

NASA wanted to study debris from this asteroid, which is said to be very, very old. Scientists say the samples collected are going to help us understand more about our origins, not to mention other discoveries about our solar system and maybe even the galaxy at large.

It took a while, but the capsule finally touched down Sunday ... landing in a Utah desert, where NASA deployed helicopters as part of a recovery team. Seems they wanted to be extra careful with this thing -- even when they got back to the lab, it was hazmat suit galore.

As for what exactly the samples consist of ... it's mostly just rocks and dust, but considering it comes from an asteroid that likely traveled from a far distance, precaution is necessary.

While this is the first such asteroid mission for NASA, Japan's space agency has already beat us to it ... a couple different times, actually. Still, it's a major accomplishment for the U.S. -- and just another example of people venturing out into space more and more now.

USC head coach Lincoln Riley has lifted the controversial ban he placed on journalist Luca Evans this week ... after the two had a "long conversation" about the Trojans' beef with the beat writer.

Riley and his team initially suspended the Orange County Register reporter after they said he violated their media policies when he documented the pre-press-conference mannerisms of a Trojans player in a recent article.

The school said Evans shouldn't have written about the student-athlete's actions ... explaining they happened outside of the Trojans' allotted media availability period. Riley then suspended Evans for two weeks in response.

But, following days of backlash, Riley agreed to talk with Evans on Wednesday ... and on Thursday, he decided to remove the punishment.

"We had a very candid and productive conversation," Riley said. "We agreed that we both could have handled the situation differently. I appreciate Luca recognizing the policies we have in place to protect our student-athletes and acknowledging to adhere to those in the future."

"We welcome Luca back to practice and look forward to his continuing coverage of the Trojans."

Added Evans, "I respect and understand the program's outlined policies regarding media access, and any missteps came through the intent of doing my job and pursuing relationship-building and storytelling."

"I will continue the same reporting an writing with fairness, accuracy and depth, and we reached an agreement to lift the restriction on access."

Chicago has been plagued by carjacking crimes in recent years ... and now video has emerged showing just how harrowing the experience can be for a victim.

Surveillance footage, obtained by the Daily Mail, captures the moment a man sitting in a parked car is targeted by gun-wielding assailants who arrive in two other vehicles and block him in at an intersection on September 2.

The man tries to drive away, but he's trapped. One suspect darts out of his car, pointing his gun at the driver. Gunmen from the second vehicle jump out and converge on the motorist as well.

You can't hear what's being said, but it's a good guess the suspects are ordering the man to get the f*** out of the car so they can steal it.

And eventually, that's what happens. The bad guys drive away in their cars, as well as the one they just jacked from the driver, leaving him face down in the middle of the street.

Luckily, the man wasn't hit by a passing automobile. He got up and ran away but did not report the terrifying ordeal to Chicago PD.

Chicago ha estado plagado de delitos de robo de carros los últimos años y ahora ha surgido un video que muestra lo desgarrador que la experiencia puede ser para una víctima.

Las imágenes de vigilancia (obtenidas por el Daily Mail) captan el momento en que un hombre sentado en un carro estacionado es blanco de asaltantes armados que llegan en otros dos vehículos y le bloquean el paso en un cruce el 2 de septiembre.

El hombre intenta huir con el carro pero está atrapado. Uno de los sospechosos sale y apunta al conductor con su arma. Los hombres armados del segundo vehículo saltan y convergen en el automovilista también.

No se oye lo que dicen, pero los sospechosos ordenan al hombre que salga del carro para poder robarlo.

Y al final, eso es lo que ocurre. Los malhechores se marchan en sus carros, así como el que acaban de robar al conductor, dejándolo boca abajo en medio de la calle.

Por suerte el hombre no fue atropellado por un automóvil que pasaba. Se levantó y huyó, pero no denunció la aterradora experiencia a la policía de Chicago.

Dos personas han fallecido tras ser alcanzadas por un rayo en una playa de México, y el espeluznante incidente fue grabado en video.

El terrible suceso ocurrió en Michoacán este lunes, ubicado en la costa del Pacífico, cuando el clima se puso muy complicado. En el video se puede ver a alguien recogiendo un quitasol, justo antes de que caiga el rayo.

Después de que la primera persona es golpeada, se puede ver cómo el rayo parece viajar por la arena hasta alcanzar a la segundo. Ambos colapsaron tras recibir el impacto, causando gritos de horror en las personas que estaban en el lugar.

Según el medio español MARCA, las víctimas eran un hombre y una mujer. Uno vendedor de hamacas y el otro turista. La mujer murió en el acto, mientras que el hombre falleció en el hospital mientras recibía tratamiento.

Las probabilidades de que una persona sea alcanzada por un rayo son escasas, aproximadamente de 1 entre 15.300.

2 people are reportedly dead after being hit by a bolt of lightning on a beach in Mexico ... and the horrifying incident was caught on video.

The ordeal went down in Michoacán Monday, along the country's Pacific coast -- as the weather got super nasty. You can see someone packing up an umbrella, just before the strike.

After the first person is hit, you can see the lightning appear to travel along the sand to the other person ... both of them collapse, causing nearby folks to scream in horror.

According to Spanish outlet MARCA, the victims were a man and a woman -- one was a tourist, and the other sold hammocks. The outlet says the woman was killed instantly at the scene, and the man later died at the hospital while receiving treatment.

Odds for a person to get hit by lightning are rare, at about 1 in 15,300.

Un hombre de Connecticut intentó impedir que dos ladrones de coches robaran su deportivo Aston Martin... sin embargo su heroísmo se quedó corto y acabó con una paliza grabada en vídeo.

Échale un vistazo a esta grabación que captó la intensa batalla entre unos ladrones enmascarados y el valiente hombre en el garaje de su casa de Westport el domingo por la tarde que trató de frenarlos.

Como se puede ver, el hombre estaba sentado al volante de su vehículo de lujo cuando los sospechosos descaradamente entraron y se enfrentaron a él.

Uno de los delincuentes abre la puerta del conductor y le ordena que salga, pero él se niega y ambos se enzarzan en una pelea.

El otro asaltante se apresura a ayudar a su compañero, pero el hombre logra repelerlos brevemente.

Al volverse más agresivos, los asaltantes tiran al hombre de su asiento y lo tiran al suelo antes de saltar al interior del coche.

Cuando están a punto de arrancar el hombre se levanta y empieza a pelearse con el conductor mientras grita que alguien llame a la policía.

Eso sólo hace que los ladrones se enfaden más y empiezan a golpear al hombre mientras el vídeo se corta.

Un representante de la policía de Westport dijo que los sospechosos huyeron a toda velocidad en el coche y siguen en libertad.

A Connecticut man tried to stop two carjackers from stealing his Aston Martin sports car ... but his heroics fell short and ended with him getting a video-recorded beatdown.

Check out this Ring camera footage, which captured the intense battle between the masked thieves and the courageous man in his garage at his Westport home on Sunday afternoon.

As you can see, the man is sitting behind the wheel of his luxury vehicle when the suspects brazenly walk in and confront him.

One perp throws open the driver's side door and orders him out, but he refuses and the two get into a tussle.

The other perp hurries over to help his buddy, but the man is able to briefly fend them off.

Turning more aggressive, the assailants yank the man out of his seat and toss him to the ground before jumping into the car.

As they're about to pull away, the man stands up and starts fighting with the driver while screaming out for someone to call the police.

That only makes the thieves angrier, and they begin pummeling the man as the video cuts off.

A rep for Westport PD said the suspects sped away in the car and are still at large.

Los policías de Las Vegas están presionando duro para obtener información en torno a la fatal atropello y fuga que mató a un ciclista, rogando a cualquier persona con pistas sobre el terrible incidente a presentarse.

El departamento de policía de la ciudad solicitó la ayuda del público a finales de agosto, un par de semanas después de que el jefe de policía jubilado Andreas Probst fuera atropellado y muriera mientras montaba en bicicleta.

Laas autoridades dijeron que los oficiales encontraron y detuvieron al conductor de 17 años y lo acusaron del atropello y fuga, pero las cosas cambiaron una vez que descubrieron el video, añadiendo asesinato abierto a sus cargos después de determinar que el golpe fue intencional.

La policía no ha dicho si el pasajero —que filmó el brutal accidente— ha sido arrestado pero la policía de Las Vegas está pidiendo a cualquiera que tenga información que se presente y ofrezca lo que sabe.

El departamento tampoco ha revelado información sobre el conductor de 17 años debido a su edad.

Como informamos, los 2 adolescentes se reían en el vídeo perturbador mientras conspiraban para golpear Probst en una calle de Las Vegas el mes pasado chocando contra él y enviándolo volando por su parabrisas y sobre el hormigón detrás de ellos.

Las Vegas cops are pushing hard for information surrounding the fatal hit-and-run that killed a cyclist ... pleading for anyone with tips about the horrific incident to come forward.

The city's police department asked for the public's help at the end of August -- a couple of weeks after retired police chief Andreas Probst was struck and killed while riding his bicycle.

The LVMPD said officers found and arrested the 17-year-old driver, and charged him related to the hit-and-run ... but things changed once they discovered the video -- adding open murder to his charges after determining the hit was intentional.

Cops haven't said if the passenger, who filmed the brutal crash, has been arrested ... but Las Vegas PD is asking for anyone with info to come forward and offer up what they know.

The department also hasn't released information about the 17-year-old driver due to his age.

As we reported, the 2 teens were laughing in the disturbing video while plotting to hit Probst on a Las Vegas street last month ... crashing into him and sending him flying up their windshield and onto the concrete behind them.

The U.S. military needs help tracking down one of its fighter jets after it disappeared following a "mishap" this weekend ... crazy thing is, it might still be flying around, unmanned.

The F-35 -- an elite aircraft -- has been labeled missing by officials over at South Carolina's Joint Base Charleston ... which sent a PSA out to the public on Sunday, saying they couldn't find this particular stealth jet after the pilot ejected in some kind of training exercise.

They tweeted, "We’re working with @MCASBeaufortSC to locate an F-35 that was involved in a mishap this afternoon. The pilot ejected safely. If you have any information that may help our recovery teams locate the F-35, please call the Base Defense Operations Center."

Now, as for what exactly happened that led to the pilot needing to eject ... they're not saying. What we do know is the F-35 was in autopilot mode when the pilot bailed.

Another weird thing ... the Air Force is NOT using the word "crash" to describe where this jet could possibly be. You'd think that'd be what's going on here -- but they're using very careful language right now, refusing to say whether they think it's in the air or not.

That's led many to speculate the jet continues to soar, zombie-style. The AF says they're looking Around Lake Moultrie/Lake Marion based on the jet's last-known position -- and they're coordinating with the FAA to pinpoint it.