Door Industry Journal - Summer 2017

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk take a break 125 THE door industry journal summer 2017 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. Lincoln was Elected President in 1860. Kennedy was Elected President in 1960. Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. Both wives lost a child while living in the White House. Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. Both Presidents were shot in the head. Now it gets 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. Andrew 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 theatre named “Ford”. Kennedy was shot in a “Lincoln” car made by “Ford”. Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials. 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. But wait there’s more! Booth shot Lincoln in a theatre and ran to a warehouse. Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and ran to a theatre. MAN’S BEST FRIEND