+---------- Bizarre Lincoln-Kennedy Coincidences -----------+
Lincoln was elected president in 1860, having been elected
to Congress in 1846; Kennedy was elected president in 1960,
having been elected to Congress in 1946.
Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy; Kennedy had a
secretary named Lincoln.
Both wives had lost children while living at the White House.
Both assassinations took place on a Friday, and both
presidents were warned they might be assassinated but both
refused to change their schedules.
Lincoln was shot in a theater by a man who then hid in a
warehouse; Kennedy was shot from a warehouse by a man who
then hid in a theater.
Kennedy was riding in a Lincoln when he was shot.
Both assassins, John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald,
were known by their three names.
Lincoln was succeeded by his vice president, Andrew Johnson,
who was born in 1808; Kennedy was succeeded by his vice
president, Lyndon Johnson, who was born in 1908.
Booth and Oswald were both shot before they could be tried.
A month before Lincoln was assassinated, he was in Monroe,
Maryland; a year before Kennedy was assassinated, he was in
Marilyn Monroe. (Ha!)
[From That Book of Perfectly Useless Knowledge]
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Went to a wedding tonight for a friend! I videotaped the whole thing as I do. It was the best wedding ever! Live rockabilly band! Classic cars and good food!
NOw I'm going to be shooting a Tomb Raider video for some contest. I'm getting payed for though sh that's cool! Maybe I'll post some pics from it once I get something done.
Lincoln was elected president in 1860, having been elected
to Congress in 1846; Kennedy was elected president in 1960,
having been elected to Congress in 1946.
Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy; Kennedy had a
secretary named Lincoln.
Both wives had lost children while living at the White House.
Both assassinations took place on a Friday, and both
presidents were warned they might be assassinated but both
refused to change their schedules.
Lincoln was shot in a theater by a man who then hid in a
warehouse; Kennedy was shot from a warehouse by a man who
then hid in a theater.
Kennedy was riding in a Lincoln when he was shot.
Both assassins, John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald,
were known by their three names.
Lincoln was succeeded by his vice president, Andrew Johnson,
who was born in 1808; Kennedy was succeeded by his vice
president, Lyndon Johnson, who was born in 1908.
Booth and Oswald were both shot before they could be tried.
A month before Lincoln was assassinated, he was in Monroe,
Maryland; a year before Kennedy was assassinated, he was in
Marilyn Monroe. (Ha!)
[From That Book of Perfectly Useless Knowledge]
***
Went to a wedding tonight for a friend! I videotaped the whole thing as I do. It was the best wedding ever! Live rockabilly band! Classic cars and good food!
NOw I'm going to be shooting a Tomb Raider video for some contest. I'm getting payed for though sh that's cool! Maybe I'll post some pics from it once I get something done.