John Wilkes Booth

One of the first known government cover-ups centered around the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. According to the story, John Wilkes Booth jumped on the stage, broke his leg, and shouted "sic semper tyrannis," and immediately fled, escaping capture. The true story is that, although he broke his leg he, being the consummate performer, danced and sang before fleeing the crowd full of soldiers, who were too stunned to give chase. Your Infuriating Quote of the Day is an excerpt from that song, "Can't touch this! Na nana na, na nuh, nuh na!"