In a message dated 5/24/2005 7:01:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, rdrd4344@... writes:

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? Send this to as many people as you can, cause:
>
>  Hey, this is one history lesson people don't mind reading!



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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? Send this to as many people as you can, cause:
>
> Hey, this is one history lesson people don't mind reading!



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