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oliver



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 5:41 am    Post subject: believe it or not Reply with quote

A story about two presidents of America.

On Friday,April 14,1865,Abraham Lincoln and his wife planned to go to see a play at Ford's Theater.His secretary,named kennedy,advised him not to go , but he went anyway and was shot in the head as he watched the play.He died the next day,and Vice-president Andrew Johnson became President.
The man who shot Lincoln ,John Wilks Booth,shot him in a theater.He escaped to a warehouse,but was shot ,or killed himself ,
before being captured.

In November 1963,John Kennedy and his wife planned to go to Dallas .His secretary named Lincoln,advised him not to go ,but he went anyway,and was shot in the head on Friday,November22,1963,as he drove through Dalls in a Ford Lincoln Continental.He died almost immediately,and Vice-president Lyndon Johnson became President.
The man who probably shot Kennedy,Lee harvey Oswald,shot him from a warehouse and escaped to a theater.He died before he came to trial.
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oliver



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 6:06 am    Post subject: believe it or not Reply with quote

If anyone knows some interesting stories like that ,posts them.
I'm not the writer of the passage.I just think everyone should share it with me.
Thank you!
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neva



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 10:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good!It's a good article!Thank you ! Smile
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cjq



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 5:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

what do you think of it?
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florencezhou



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:19 pm    Post subject: funny Reply with quote

It's a very funny story.
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