>Subject: Interesting Presidential History (fwd)
>Look what happens when a President gets elected in a
>year with a "0" at the end. Also notice it goes in
>increments of 20 years.
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>1840: William Henry Harrison (died in office)
>1860: Abraham Lincoln (assassinated)
>1880: James A. Garfield (assassinated)
>1900: William McKinley (assassinated)
>1920: Warren G. Harding (died in office)
>1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (dies in office)
>1960: John F. Kennedy (assassinated)
>1980: Ronald Reagan (survived assassination attempt)
>2000: George W. Bush ????????????
>
>And to think that we had two guys fighting it out in
>the courts to be the one elected in 2000.
>
>You might also be interested in this.
>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?



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