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[AUSSIE_FLSTFSE]

History Lesson


 explain this----- if you 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 in Marilyn Monroe.

[thatrhinoguy]

A month before Lincoln was assassinated he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A month before Kennedy was assassinated he was in Marilyn Monroe.

 Marilyn Monroe died well over a year before Kennedy's assassination.

And I have lived in Maryland all my life and have never heard of Monroe, Maryland. I can't find it on the map either.

[RJ749]

History Lesson
 explain this----- if you can.

OK, http://www.snopes.com/history/american/linckenn.htm

[MJZ]

Thanks for the Snopes site. That is interesting.

[AUSSIE_FLSTFSE]

A month before Lincoln was assassinated he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A month before Kennedy was assassinated he was in Marilyn Monroe.

 Marilyn Monroe died well over a year before Kennedy's assassination.

And I have lived in Maryland all my life and have never heard of Monroe, Maryland. I can't find it on the map either.

You are right!  (See below)


A month before Lincoln was assassinated he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A month before Kennedy was assassinated he was in Marilyn Monroe.

This is a latter-day addition to the list and nothing more than a bit of salacious humor. Even as a humorous coincidence it fails the test, as Marilyn Monroe died well over a year before Kennedy's assassination

[AUSSIE_FLSTFSE]

OK, http://www.snopes.com/history/american/linckenn.htm

Damm you spoiled all my fun!

Cheers
Aussie

[RJ749]

Damm you spoiled all my fun!
Cheers
Aussie

I use Snopes.com a lot to check this kind of stuff out.  They may not be 100% but I have found that they don't refute a claim without checking it out.

They always sound fun when you read them anyway.