Anonymous Coward User ID: 29767941 United States 01/20/2013 01:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Have a history teacher explain this if they can. Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
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... |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 16156565 United Kingdom 01/20/2013 01:20 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Have a history teacher explain this if they can. Most important coincidence, they both tried to introduce a currency NOT issued by the federal reserve. |
Witness for Him
User ID: 32203849 United States 01/20/2013 11:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Have a history teacher explain this if they can. :Bbluebump: |
13th-Century
User ID: 32527598 Canada 01/20/2013 11:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Have a history teacher explain this if they can. Fail. Oswald did not kill Kennedy. |
Wylfdane
User ID: 26880327 United States 01/20/2013 11:24 PM
Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Have a history teacher explain this if they can. Wow.
This is the most interesting thing I've read in awhile... |
AmericanInfidel
User ID: 30323783 United States 01/20/2013 11:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Have a history teacher explain this if they can. My high school government class teacher Mr. Duke brought this up the day before winter break. I was high as fuck and it blew my mind. Destroy all that is evil, so what is good may flourish.
Guns cause crime like flies cause garbage.
KCCO |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 32358435 United States 01/20/2013 11:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Have a history teacher explain this if they can. Fail.
Oswald did not kill Kennedy.
:Laughing Hyena:
Quoting: 13th-Century Some say Booth didn't kill Lincoln. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 19980561 United States 01/20/2013 11:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Have a history teacher explain this if they can. Fate sometimes has a sense of humor... |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 6134468 Canada 01/20/2013 11:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Have a history teacher explain this if they can. 1 star for being somewhat true, but mostly misleading. |