One of my friends sent this to me. seems highly fishy to me:
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Hey guys this is really wierd!
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? Send this to as many people as you can,
cause:
Hey, this is one history lesson people don't mind reading.
I'm surprised that no one ever mentions the film "The Tall Target" (1951) - it's about a plot to assassinate good ol' Abe Lincoln - but guess who foils it? None other than John Kennedy. Also included in the cast list is RUBY Dee. (I can't believe that the coincidence hasn't been noticed before).
Nice to see snopes debunking the myth that the American Civil War was fought over the issue of slavery rather than it being fought over what most wars are fought over - political power and territory.
I've never heard of that movie. You're right, it should be included in these lists, but I haven't seen it. That's rather odd. I might have to try to find it.
Although Lincoln was anti-slavery, he make it quite clear that he would allow it to continue in order to keep the Union together. The war only became a 'free the slaves' war later during the election of '64 and then only for political purposes.
