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Showing posts with label US. Show all posts

Top Ten US Retailers in 2020

1. Walmart
2. Amazon
3. Kroger
4. Costco
5. Home Depot
6. Walgreens
7. CVS
8. Target
9. Lowe’s
10. Albertsons Companies

Lincoln and Kennedy Assassinantions Coincidences

The real trivia is the wide circulation of this questionable list.

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 were shot in the head.

Lincoln’s secretary, Kennedy, warned him not to go to the theatre.
Kennedy’s secretary, Lincoln, warned him not to go to Dallas.

Both were assassinated 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 was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald was born in 1939.

Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are comprised of fifteen letters.

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.

Assassinated US Presidents

Abraham Lincoln
James A. Garfield
William McKinley
John F. Kennedy

Top 10 Selling Albums in the U.S.



Year Artist Album Label Shipments (Sales) Certification
1976 Eagles Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) Asylum 38,000,000
1982 Michael Jackson Thriller Epic 33,000,000
1976 Eagles Hotel California Asylum 26,000,000
1971 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV Atlantic 23,000,000
1980 AC/DC Back in Black Atlantic 22,000,000
1977 Fleetwood Mac Rumours Warner Bros. 20,000,000
1987 Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction Geffen 18,000,000
1997 Shania Twain Come On Over Mercury Nashville 17,000,000
1974 Elton John Greatest Hits Polydor 17,000,000
1976 Boston Boston Epic Records 17,000,000

US States List

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin Wyoming

US Map

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