History repeating itself?

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History repeating itself?

Postby Steve M » Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:26 pm

History Mystery

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

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 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 both assassinated before their trials.

A week before  Lincoln was shot, he was in  Monroe ,  Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.



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Re: History repeating itself?

Postby Hagar » Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:57 pm

Some of it is untrue. For example; Lincoln never had a secretary named Kennedy & Marilyn Monroe died over a year before JFK was assassinated.

http://www.snopes.com/history/american/lincoln-kennedy.asp
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Re: History repeating itself?

Postby Steve M » Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:54 pm

Note to self.. stop posting threads in history.  ;)
Marilyn Monroe may have died Aug 5 1962, but Miss Monroe was never born. She was Norma Jean Mortenson.
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Re: History repeating itself?

Postby WebbPA » Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:39 pm

Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.

I didn't know this until I looked it up but it is still not correct.
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Re: History repeating itself?

Postby WebbPA » Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:53 pm

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.


John Wilkes Booth was born on May 10, 1838.

Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.


Booth never hid in a warehouse (see above link).
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Re: History repeating itself?

Postby Apex » Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:47 pm

The factual items are sheer coincidence.
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Re: History repeating itself?

Postby H » Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:12 pm

[quote]The factual items are sheer coincidence.
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Re: History repeating itself?

Postby WebbPA » Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:40 pm

[quote]The factual items are sheer coincidence.
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