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plowsie
16-12-09, 09:42 AM
EDIT: DOH! The second bit is really good, but the pics aren't working :( Can e-mail it to peeps


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

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 theatre named 'Ford'.
Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln ' made by 'Ford'.

Lincoln was shot in a theatre and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theatre.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

Mr Speirs
16-12-09, 09:52 AM
email please ill pm you

beabert
16-12-09, 10:02 AM
http://www.snopes.com/history/american/lincoln-kennedy.asp

vague and innaccurate.

plowsie
16-12-09, 10:12 AM
http://www.snopes.com/history/american/lincoln-kennedy.asp

vague and innaccurate.
Ahh bother, I don't actually care, it just kept me entertained for a while. The second bit I guess has been picked apart?

FYI - It's the $20 bill trick...

Spiderman
16-12-09, 10:13 AM
what are the pics of?

plowsie
16-12-09, 10:14 AM
what are the pics of?
The pics were just people in the first bit. The second part is more instructions on what to do, but looks stupid with just the text.

beabert
16-12-09, 10:15 AM
Ahh bother, I don't actually care, it just kept me entertained for a while. The second bit I guess has been picked apart?

Me too :)