Showing posts with label JFK. Show all posts
Showing posts with label JFK. Show all posts

Sunday, April 14, 2013

#16



On this Date in History:
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was shot in Ford's Theater.



America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter
and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed 
ourselves.

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HEY BLINKIN'


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.

The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.

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.

Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.

Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.

Both were aqsassinated by Southerners.

Both were succeeded by Southerners.

Both successors were 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 comprised of fifteen letters.

Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Kennedy.'

Kennedy was shot in a car called 'Lincoln.'

Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.

Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.


Thursday, March 14, 2013

Crystal Clear

American Treasure Tour Trivia Blog

Died on this Date:  2010
American Actor Peter Graves ~ perhaps best known for his television work as Jim Phelps on Mission Impossible.


Did you know?
A ten year old mattress weighs double what it did when it was new, because of the -ahem- debris which is absorbed through the years. That debris includes dust mites (their droppings and their decaying bodies), mold, millions of dead skin cells, dandruff, animal and human hair, secretions, excretions, lint, pollen, dust, soil, sand and a lot of perspiration, of which the average person loses a quart per day. Good night! 
source funny2.com

Birthday Pick:  1948


Billy Crystal

Which of the following is NOT true about Billy Crystal?
a.  Billy was Jay Leno's first guest when he became host of the tonight show.
b.  Billy married Janice who he met in community college
c.  Billy is an only child
*answer at bottom of post

Today's Cliche:  crystal clear

On this date in 1964:  A Dallas jury convicts Jack Ruby of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, assumed assassin of John F. Kennedy. 


Today's Quote:  Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.  James Dean


Today's trivia brought to you by the James Dean poster and many others like it at the American Treasure Tour.


Have a good day.

*c. Billy is an only child is NOT true, he has two brothers


happy birthday mom