Asemănări ciudate despre preşedinţii SUA

Abraham Lincoln a fost ales la Congresul din 1846. John F. Kennedy a fost ales la Congresul din 1946.

Abraham Lincoln a fost ales presedinte in 1860.
John F. Kennedy a fost ales presedinte in 1960.

Ambii au fost deosebit de interesati de drepturile civile.
Ambele lor soţiile au pierdut cate un copil in timp ce trăiau la Casa Albă.

Ambii presedinti au fost împuşcat intr-o zi de vineri.
Ambii presedinti au fost împuşcat în cap.

Acum, devine cu adevărat ciudat.

Lincoln a avut un secretar care se numea Kennedy.
Kennedy a avut un secretar care se numea Lincoln .

Ambii au fost asasinati de către un sudist.
Ambii au fost urmati la conducere de catre un sudist numit Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, care i-a urmat lui Lincoln , s-a nascut in 1808..
Lyndon Johnson, care i-a urmat lui Kennedy, s-a nascut in anul 1908.

John Wilkes Booth, care l-a asasinat pe Lincoln , s-a născut în 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, care l-a asasinat pe Kennedy, s-a nascut in 1939.

Ambii asasini au avut nume compuse din trei cuvinte.
Ambele nume sunt compuse din cincisprezece litere.

Acum, ca să vă blocheze pe loc:

Lincoln a fost împuşcat la teatru numit "Ford".
Kennedy a fost împuşcat într-o masina numita " Lincoln " construita de "Ford".

Lincoln a fost împuşcat într-un teatru şi asasinul a fugit şi s-a ascuns într-un depozit.
Kennedy a fost împuşcat dintr-un depozit şi asasinul fugit şi s-a ascuns într-un teatru.

Booth si Oswald, ambii asasini au fost ucisi, la randul lor, înainte de finalizarea cercetarilor.

O alta "intamplare"...

O săptămână înainte ca Lincoln sa fie împuşcat, el a fost in Monroe, Maryland, SUA
O săptămână înainte ca Kennedy saa fie împuşcat, el a fost cu Marilyn Monroe.

Why the inaguration is held on the 20th?

It's cold, maybe even freezing. Sometimes it snows. So why do we have to have a huge outdoor event to inaugurate a new president on January 20? Our first president, George Washington, was smart enough to get himself inaugurated on a more balmy April 30, 1789. What went wrong?
In short, the Constiution did it. Inaugurations used to be held in March to give electors four months to cast their ballots. But the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution changed the date to Jan. 20, and Franklin D. Roosevelt's second swearing-in ceremony in 1937 was the first held on the new date. FindLaw says a report from the Senate Committee on the Judiciary offered some reasons for the change:

"[W]hen our Constitution was adopted there was some reason for such a long intervention of time between the election and the actual commencement of work by the new Congress.... Under present conditions [of communication and transportation] the result of elections is known all over the country within a few hours after the polls close, and the Capital City is within a few days' travel of the remotest portions of the country....

"Another effect of the amendment would be to abolish the so-called short session of Congress.... Every other year, under our Constitution, the terms of Members of the House and one-third of the Members of the Senate expire on the 4th day of March.... Experience has shown that this brings about a very undesirable legislative condition."

In short, the Constiution did it. Inaugurations used to be held in March to give electors four months to cast their ballots. But the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution changed the date to Jan. 20, and Franklin D. Roosevelt's second swearing-in ceremony in 1937 was the first held on the new date. FindLaw says a report from the Senate Committee on the Judiciary offered some reasons for the change:

"[W]hen our Constitution was adopted there was some reason for such a long intervention of time between the election and the actual commencement of work by the new Congress.... Under present conditions [of communication and transportation] the result of elections is known all over the country within a few hours after the polls close, and the Capital City is within a few days' travel of the remotest portions of the country....

"Another effect of the amendment would be to abolish the so-called short session of Congress.... Every other year, under our Constitution, the terms of Members of the House and one-third of the Members of the Senate expire on the 4th day of March.... Experience has shown that this brings about a very undesirable legislative condition."

In other words, that's an awfully long lame-duck session, and we now have airplanes and 24-hour news and the Internet — in 2008, we knew Obama would be the next president by 11pm ET. As the 2000 election reminded us, we don't always know who's going to president by the end of election night. And in the days of yore, presidents had to physically move to the nation's capital without the help of FedEx, super highways and United hubs.
Getting our president to work on time — that seems a worthwhile amendment. And not to worry: President-elect Obama says a chilly weather report won't deter him from the traditional outdoor ceremony. So if you're headed to D.C. to catch the big show for yourself, you might want to take some advice from Karin Tanabe at the Huffington Post, who has clearly been debating "what to wear?" for quite some time:

"So what does one wear to be sandwiched between total strangers for hours while craning your neck to see a Jumbotron in sub-zero weather? Clothing you never want to see again. Don't mind if a reveler accidentally flambés your parka? Then by all means wear it. And then throw another one on top for good measure. Spent your entire month's salary on stilettos so fabulous you had them sewn to your feet? It's time to cut them off and wear the sensible shoes favored by nuns and your Aunt Mildred."

Even if you're cold and not-so-comfortable, it's always a special moment watching a new leader say these famous words:

"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of the President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."

Sursa: Yahoo.com

Statistici amuzante si complet.…nefolositoare

Ai mai multe sanse sa fii lovit de fulger decat sa castigi marele premiu la loto.
21% dintre oameni isi fac patul in fiecare zi. 5% nu il fac niciodata
13% dintre adulti au petrecut cel putin o noapte in inchisoare.
85% dintre femei poarta o marime nepotrivita a sutienului.
82% dintre oameni cred in viata de dupa moarte. 45% cred in stafii.
10% au schimbat cel putin o data eticheta unui produs pentru a plati mai putin.
22% dintre mesele servite la restaurant contin si cartofi prajiti.
9% dintre femei si 8% dintre barbati au cel putin o operatie estetica.
33% dintre femei mint in legatura cu greutatea.
10% spun ca au vazut o fantoma.
4 din 5 oameni au sau au avut hemoroizi.
Una din doua persoane se spala pe maini dupa ce a mers la toaleta.
Mai putin de 10% stiu mai mult de doua limbi straine.
53% isi citesc horoscopul regulat.
40% se casatoresc cu prima iubire.
Cele mai multe certuri in familie sunt legate de bani.
Unul din cinci barbati se aseaza in genunchi cand isi cere in casatorie partenera.
4 din 5 persoane canta in masina
56% dintre barbati au facut sex la birou.
Una din trei persoane au avut o relatie extraconjugala.
Femeile clipesc de doua ori mai des decat barbatii.
China are mai multi vorbitori de limba engleza decat SUA.
Poseta unei femei cantareste in medie intre 1,5 si 2,5 kilograme.
Sansele de a muri intr-un accident aviatic sunt mai mici decat sansele de a muri lovit de un magar.
Un adult de peste 50 de ani a petrecut in medie 5 ani stand la cozi.