December 24, 2002
HISTORY LESSON
Look what happens when a President gets elected in a year with a "0" at the end.
1840: William Henry Harrison (died in office)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (assassinated)
1880: James A. Garfield (assassinated)
1900: William McKinley (assassinated)
1920: Warren G. Harding (died in office)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (died in office)
1960: John F. Kennedy (assassinated)
1980: Ronald Reagan (survived assassination attempt)
2000: George W. Bush ????????????
And to think that we had two guys fighting it out in the courts to be the one elected in 2000.
You might also be interested in this.
Have a history teacher explain this if they can.
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost a child while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.
Now it gets really weird.
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John 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.
Now hang on to your seat.
Lincoln was shot at the theater named "Ford."
Kennedy was shot in a car called "Lincoln" made by "Ford."
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials. And here's the "kicker":
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.
AND.....................:
Lincoln was shot in a theater and the assassin ran to a warehouse...
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and the assassin ran to a theater...
Creepy, huh?
January 28, 2003
Arny wrote: Många tillfälligheter på samma gång. Eller...?
Den som letar hittar...
Lite många saker att kolla upp, det mesta är kanske sant, men jag har lite svårt att tro att allt skulle vara fel.
Några saker jag funderat över:
Kennedy och Lincoln, är inte det hyffsat vanliga namn i USA?
Typ som att säga att Göran Perssons sekreterare heter Svensson, och Alf Svenssons sekreterare heter Persson
Det med Ford är kanske inte så konstigt heller, en av de största enskilda biltillverkaren, att deras limosine heter Lincoln ser jag inte som konstigt för fem öre. Tror tom att den var specialgjord för presidentna och statsbesök, då döper ju gärna Ford den efter en av de i särklass mest kända presidenterna.
Det är mina första funderingar, hittar nog fler när jag tänkt mer på det
Edit:
Detta t.ex. :bgrin:
jonte_power wrote: A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.
Säkert att det inte ska vara:
jonte_power wrote: A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was IN Marilyn Monroe.
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