Bottom of the News… Friday, July 17, 2009

Good morning my fellow Rotarians. Well, my news this morning has come from much research regarding two of our presidents, John F Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. Here is my report on a few interesting facts about these men…

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 children while living in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. Both Presidents were shot in the head.

Okay listen carefully… 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 totaled 15 letters.

And there is more… Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theater; Kennedy was shot in a Ford car, a Lincoln.

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 both assassinated before their trials.

And finally... A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland; a week before Kennedy was shot, he was reportedly with Marilyn Monroe.

Okay, is that wild or what??? A “history mystery” is our Bottom of the News on this Friday, July 17, 2009! ###