Weird Presidential History
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 1:25 pm
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?
> > 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?
