Guest guest Posted March 10, 2002 Report Share Posted March 10, 2002 Facts from the past! > > What happens when a president gets elected in a year with a " 0 " at the > end? Also notice it goes in increments of 20 years And LOOK! > > This year is where it lands! > > 1840: Henry on (Died in Office) > 1860: Abraham Lincoln (Assassinated) > 1880: A. Garfield (Assassinated) > 1900: McKinley (Assassinated) > 1920: Warren G. Harding (Died in Office) > 1940: lin D. Roosevelt (Died in Office) > 1960: F. Kennedy (Assassinated) > 1980: Reagan (Survived Assassination Attempt) > 2000: Bush > And to think that we had 2 guys ducking it out in the courts to be > the one elected in 2000 !! > > Have a history teacher explain this ---- If they can. > > Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. > F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. > > Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. > F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. > > Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. > > Both wives lost their children while living in the White House. > > Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. > > Both Presidents were shot in the head. > > Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy. > Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln. > > Both were assassinated by Southerners. > > Both were succeeded by Southerners named . > > , who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. > Lyndon , who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908. > > Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839. > Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939. > > Both assassins were known by their three! names. > Both names are composed of fifteen letters. > > Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.' > Kennedy was shot in a car called 'Lincoln' made by Ford > > Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse. > Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater. > > Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials. > > And here's the kicker: > > A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, land. > A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe. > > Creepy, huh? Send this to as many people as you can, cause, Hey, this is > > one history lesson people don't mind reading > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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