american history 101

[wombat]

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 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...

[growler]

Ronald Reagan broke the Zero Factor. I think he was almost 70 when he was elected, so it was reasonable to think at the time if he went 2 terms he could pass on from natural causes, and thus keep the weird sequence going. I bet Dubya is relieved.

The coincidences between the assassinations of Abe Lincoln and JFK are indeed staggering. ???