two irving foers, rafael mir anda, mrs. lolita lebron, andre cordero, the gun wielder and their accomplices goes the distinction of having perpetrated a criminal outrage almost unique in america's history. wanton violence that shocked and stirred the nation. >> you are watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend, and on holidays, too. only on c-span3. >> gary ecelbarger talks about list book, "the great comeback -- how abraham lincoln beat the odds to win the 1860 republican nomination". he explains how lincoln bounced back from his 1858 senate race loss to become the presidential fom me two years later. the national archives hosted this event in march, 2009, and provided the video. >> good afternoon, my name is doug swanson. i am the public programs coordinator here at the national archives and i want