abelfisher Posted April 18, 2008 Posted April 18, 2008 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 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? Send this to as many people as you can, cause: > > Hey, this is one history lesson most people probably will not mind reading! > >
Super User Sam Posted April 18, 2008 Super User Posted April 18, 2008 Yes, seen it before. Now, it is imperative that when we study history we parallel it with today's events. For instance, what events lead to WWI? What events to WWII? What were the events leading to the Great Depression? If you start to study the past events and time lines you may not like what you find.
ba7ss3in Posted April 18, 2008 Posted April 18, 2008 I'm sure Kennedy was in Marilyn Monroe a week before. ;D
abelfisher Posted April 18, 2008 Author Posted April 18, 2008 Yes, Lincoln was shot watching a play in a theatre. Oswald after shooting Kennedy ran into a movie theatre, where he was caught.
mattm Posted April 18, 2008 Posted April 18, 2008 I'm not saying its inaccurate, but that one is a stretch. He ran home, and ran in the theater after shooting a cop.
pieman123 Posted April 18, 2008 Posted April 18, 2008 it's true http://www.snopes.com/history/american/lincoln-kennedy.asp
Super User Tin Posted April 19, 2008 Super User Posted April 19, 2008 I'm not saying its inaccurate, but that one is a stretch. He ran home, and ran in the theater after shooting a cop. That's inaccurate? Ever hear the Magic Bullet Theory? ;D This is making me want to watch JFK...
Super User Micro Posted April 19, 2008 Super User Posted April 19, 2008 Yes, seen it before. Now, it is imperative that when we study history we parallel it with today's events. For instance, what events lead to WWI? What events to WWII? What were the events leading to the Great Depression? If you start to study the past events and time lines you may not like what you find. What led to the fall of Rome?
Guest muddy Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 They were both shot in the head, and they both died, WHAT A COINCIDENCE
Super User burleytog Posted April 19, 2008 Super User Posted April 19, 2008 What led to the fall of Rome? Lead poisoning
Super User Root beer Posted April 19, 2008 Super User Posted April 19, 2008 Yes, seen it before. Now, it is imperative that when we study history we parallel it with today's events. For instance, what events lead to WWI? What events to WWII? What were the events leading to the Great Depression? If you start to study the past events and time lines you may not like what you find. What led to the fall of Rome? THe fall of rome was because idiocracy took over....oh sh#$% america going to fall soon!!
Guest muddy Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 What led to the fall of Rome? Lead poisoning Nope, that was PASQUALE ROME, not the city you mook!
Super User burleytog Posted April 19, 2008 Super User Posted April 19, 2008 What led to the fall of Rome? Lead poisoning Nope, that was PASQUALE ROME, not the city you mook! The Romans used lead for everything. They even used lead acetate as a sweetener.
Super User Grey Wolf Posted April 19, 2008 Super User Posted April 19, 2008 "What comes around , goes around."
jasone Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 it's true http://www.snopes.com/history/american/lincoln-kennedy.asp Read Snopes. He debunks several of the statements and others are quite trivial. J
Super User Alpster Posted April 19, 2008 Super User Posted April 19, 2008 What led to the fall of Rome? Lead poisoning What led to the fall of Rome??? ROMANS!
Guest muddy Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 Nah Ronnie It was the guy with the umbrella in the Grassy Knoll
Super User Maxximus Redneckus Posted April 19, 2008 Super User Posted April 19, 2008 Multiculturalizm lead to the fall of The Roman empire, like it or not all great empires fall eventaully
FishingBuds Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 Rome fell because of a ring, read your History or rent the movies, Duh In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie."
Guest muddy Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 The Multicutralism theroy has been shot down by most historic scholars. Many racist groups like to hold on to the theory. Most inportant factor of the fall of the Roman Empire, was the long battles fought on many fronts, particuarly in Africa and the North Atlantic, Secondly several crop failues and resulting disase that followed, due to a very prolonged drought. Third: Other armies and nations had grown in Miitary might, weaponry and had learned how to counter attack Roman formations
Super User Root beer Posted April 19, 2008 Super User Posted April 19, 2008 I thought the fall of the roman empire was due to excessive civil war and barbarians took over and was too stupid to rule the roman empire and down the toliet it went.
Super User Maxximus Redneckus Posted April 19, 2008 Super User Posted April 19, 2008 The Multicutralism theroy has been shot down by most historic scholars. Many racist groups like to hold on to the theory. Most inportant factor of the fall of the Roman Empire, was the long battles fought on many fronts, particuarly in Africa and the North Atlantic, Secondly several crop failues and resulting disase that followed, due to a very prolonged drought. Third: Other armies and nations had grown in Miitary might, weaponry and had learned how to counter attack Roman formations many other ppl like to TRY to put small flames out while wacthing the BIGGER fire engulf what they TRULY dont what to see happen ;D 8-)
Guest muddy Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 Hey KW; That is a much more to the point way of what my fiorst point was, BARBARIANS: Well thats a Roman way of looking at it, The Celtics in the North Aatlantic and the and Africans amd Moors who were sacking Sicily and Southern Italy almost at will took a horrendous toll on the Romans
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