Weird Presidential History

[stormchazer]

I found this tidbit entertaining.....

> > PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY weird but true
> >
> >
> > Look 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.
> >
> > 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 (dies 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 their children 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.'
> >
> > Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and
> > hid in a warehouse.
> > Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran
> > and hid 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, Maryland.
> > A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn
> > Monroe.
> >
> > Creepy huh?

[GalvestonDuck]

> > 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.
> >
> > Creepy huh?

Well, that would be creepy if it were true, when you consider the fact that Marilyn Monroe died in August of '62 and Kennedy died in November of '63.

[JCT777]

Except for the last part about Monroe, the rest of it is pretty creepy!

[Lindaloo]

Nothing from the Snopes Grinch? Hmmmmm... lol j/k Duckie.

[GalvestonDuck]

*snicker*

It's an oldie on Snopes, but all they point out is that some of those facts are obvious coincidences and then they go on to nitpick about each one.

[stormchazer]

*snicker*

It's an oldie on Snopes, but all they point out is that some of those facts are obvious coincidences and then they go on to nitpick about each one.

I checked Snopes before I posted it. You got me paranoid GD...

[Lindaloo]

LOL Jara!!! We are afraid to post anything these days because of the Snopes Grinch. hehe.

[GalvestonDuck]

Well, if Helen starts posting copied-and-pasted stuff
that I can find on Snopes, I'll just have to get rough.

[Lindaloo]

Well, if Helen starts posting copied-and-pasted stuff
that I can find on Snopes, I'll just have to get rough.

Oh geez... we are doomed. lol

[george_r_1961]

Its all coincidence...pure and simple.

[ColdFront77]

I first heard about this "Lincoln/Kennedy" trivia from my 8th Grade History teacher in either late 1991 or early 1992.

The last several coincidences are really something.