1. Both presidents were elected to the presidency in '60.
2. Both were runners-up for the party's nomination for vice president in '46.
3. Both presidents assassins were born in '39.
4. Both presidents were elected to the House of Representatives in '46.
5. Both successors were Southern Democrats named Johnson, born in '08.
6. Both presidents were shot in the head.
7. Both presidents were shot on a Friday.
8. Lincoln was shot in Ford's theatre. Kennedy was shot in a Ford car; a Lincoln limousine.
9. Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy who told him not to go to the theatre. Kennedy had a secretary named Evelyn Lincoln (who's husband's nickname was Abe), and she warned him not to go to Dallas.
10. Both Oswald and Booth were assassinated before they could be put on trial.
11. Lincoln and Kennedy both have 7 letters.
12. John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald have 15 letters.
13. There are 6 letters in each Johnson's first name.
14. Booth shot Lincoln in a theatre and hid in a warehouse, while Oswald shot Kennedy in a warehouse and hid in a theatre.
Aiight. Peace out yo!
29 comments:
Very interesting! Sounds like you're really listening and learning a lot in school! Those coinc...er..things are really cool, huh?
Thanks for sharing!
Peace back atcha, yo!
I'm usually what they call a lurker, but had to comment on this entry! What a sense of humor you have! I am so impressed. Maybe you should have your own blog! Or at least a regular entry on your dad's blog.
Nice.. I just got school'd
That's some bloggy goodness right there, Jack! Both events have always intrigued me, but I've never heard all the cool facts.
So will you be repeating the guest gig again soon? You've got some crazy mad skillz, yo!
JACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dude whats up bro!!!???!!!???
nifty nifty things there....and here is my question...does ur dad know yo got on here and wrote this or is this another sitch like LK and the Mac-book's Camera booth??? haha
miss ya bud....we'll hafta come up there soon and ang and go eat at that deli place by your house!
PEACE OUT!!
C
Wow!! How cool and very interesting!! You need to teach us more of what you are learning in school, cuz us old folks have forgotten all that stuff!!
Leah
jack, you rock. even if you do try to get your babysitter to give you extra ice cream ;)
I loved that! Very, very interesting! Great job as guest blogger, too!!
very very interesting....good job Jack! Is history your favorite subject???
Now that's cool. Thanks for the info :)
If you could put that on a bubble chart too that would be jam up and jelly tight!
You rock, Jack Cottrell.
Jack!!!!! That is so cool - very interesting stuff here. Thanks for sharing :)
Way to bring the facts Jack! We just got served.
Thanks for the info, Jack! I didn't know most of that stuff.
You must be a pretty smart kid!
So, Jack. . . when r u gonna start ur own blog?
Well..I had no idea. Very interesting indeed. Way to go Jack!
hey people!!!!
cole-my dad does know in fact he asked me to.
abby-what's wrong with extra ice cream? : >)
profbaugh-as soon as my dad lets me!
peace out
jack
Jack - Awesome post man! I'm a bit of a history dork so that was very interesting....thanks for sharing!
Jack,
Great job on schooling all of your bloggy peeps. Keep up the guest apperance's!
That is very deep. And cool.
Oh my goodness...this is great!! How awesome of you to be a guest writer and you did super!
You are very funny and have a wonderful sense of humor! I can't wait to tell my son about this...he will love it!
Great job, Jack!
I've heard some of those but not all of them. Amazing.
Jack, do you know that you rock?! They say you learn something new everyday! And I just learned something new from you. :)
Yo, yo, yo! (I just had to!)
Lindsee
As a teacher, myself, I had heard those VERY interesting ...coi...similarities! Ü Thank you for sharing!
I have to tell you...I FINALLY got your Christmas CD lat night...I can't wait to drive to work and sing with you!!! Ü
OK, I'm creeped out now.
WoW! Thats pretty amazing, Jack!
Hmm, it's been a while since I've been in school...but I don't think I'd remember that if I heard it before anyway (great test taker, horrible "retainer" of that knowledge...)! Nice! Thanks, Jack!
Happy Turkey Day, Cottrell Fam!
wow that is so crazy. I am so glad I just learned something.
WE LOVE YOU, JACK COTTRELL! You crack us up.
-Christy and Mary Alisa
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