Bizarre American History
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pluralnot entirely accurate, but well it amused me
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.
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.
Lincoln was shot at the theatre named 'Ford.'
Kennedy was shot in a car called 'Lincoln' made by 'Ford.'
Lincoln was shot in a theatre and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theatre.
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was in Marilyn Monroe.
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.
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.
Lincoln was shot at the theatre named 'Ford.'
Kennedy was shot in a car called 'Lincoln' made by 'Ford.'
Lincoln was shot in a theatre and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theatre.
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
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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Date: 2004-03-27 02:24 pm (UTC)Wow.
Talk about history repeating itself!
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Date: 2004-03-27 04:34 pm (UTC)Man, that's creepy.
Really, I'm getting chills.
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Date: 2004-03-27 04:39 pm (UTC)*Grin*
party pooping
Date: 2004-03-27 06:47 pm (UTC)booth was born in 1838, not 1839
[and he was born in maryland, making him a northerner]
marilyn monroe died a year before kennedy did
Re: party pooping
Date: 2004-03-28 03:09 am (UTC)yeah
I figured as much
but I couldnt be bothered to check the facts
hence the lj cut
of course
not that it is any more factually accurate
but
I edited the mm line
just for you
Re: party pooping
Date: 2004-03-28 05:09 am (UTC)Re: party pooping
Date: 2004-03-28 07:39 pm (UTC)but that last pair
cracked me up
Re: party pooping
Date: 2004-03-28 05:11 am (UTC)Re: party pooping
Date: 2004-03-28 05:05 pm (UTC)it was kind of a paradox i guess
it didn't secede but slavery remained legal (like delaware)
but it probably would have gone to the confederacy if not for the union garrisons all over the state
i dunno what that makes it
Re: party pooping
Date: 2004-03-30 01:41 pm (UTC)heh.
Funny thing about delaware. My wife was told that Delaware was sliced out of the original state of maryland because of the inordinate amount of Protestants (specifcially presbyterians). Apparently, if you go there, you can still find a lot of the more 'scotish' dishes in the 'native' diners.
Re: party pooping
Date: 2004-03-28 04:42 pm (UTC)i think my favorite "coincidence" in the Lincoln-Kennedy story is the last one...
Re: party pooping
Date: 2004-03-28 07:42 pm (UTC)same here
it cracked me up