On this day in...

On this day in...
43 BC – Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Mutina, defeats the forces of the consul Pansa, who is killed.
1775 – The first abolition society in North America is established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush.
1828 – Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary.
1846 – The Donner Party of pioneers departs Springfield, Illinois, for California, on what will become a year-long journey of hardship, cannibalism, and survival.
1860 – The first Pony Express rider reaches Sacramento, California.
1865 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth.
1956 – In Chicago, Illinois, videotape is first demonstrated.
1986 – In retaliation for the April 5 bombing in West Berlin that killed two U.S. servicemen, U.S. president Ronald Reagan orders major bombing raids against Libya, killing 60 people.
1988 – In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
2002 – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military.

Births
1935 – Loretta Lynn, American singer/songwriter
1941 – Pete Rose, American baseball player
1960 – Brad Garrett, American actor
1966 – David Justice, American baseball player
1973 – Adrien Brody, American actor
1976 – Kyle Farnsworth, American baseball player
1996 – Abigail Breslin, American actress

Another skimpy list of bdays today but we have an old country singer, one of the best hitters ever, a couple other big leaguers, an ugly actor, the big goofy guy from 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' and a child actor. But I'm eschewing the birthday list today to highlight the true circumstances behind Abe Lincoln's death. Roll video.