>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. >> > >>> > >> > > > > 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