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Old 06-28-2005, 02:30 AM
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I was just wondering how far the truth is being stretched on this story and decided to share it with you people here.

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> > A history lesson you will not feel bored to read. Probably the history lesson you love the most! This is interesting. 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 a child 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 Lincol n, 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."
> >
> > Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
> >
> > And here's the "kicker":
> >
> > A week before Lincolnwas shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
> > A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.
> >
> > Lincolnwas shot in a theater and the assassin ran to a warehouse.
> > Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and the assassin ran to a theater.
> >
> > Creepy, huh?
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Old 06-28-2005, 06:19 AM
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Old 06-28-2005, 08:22 AM
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Thats spooky......... I wonder how many other similar things there are in the World!
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Old 06-29-2005, 09:08 AM
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Old 06-29-2005, 12:00 PM
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what story....no link
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Old 06-29-2005, 05:08 PM
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click on dypers link, that has the basic gist of it
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