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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 07-14-2012 07:38 AM
Rob, you and your wife have won a free night in the historic Lincoln Bedroom in the White House.
"It was the one room in the White House with a link to the past. It gave me great comfort. I love the Lincoln Room the most, even though it isn't really Lincoln's bedroom. But it has his things in it. When you see that great bed, it looks like a cathedral. To touch something I knew he had touched was a real link with him. The kind of peace I felt in that room was what you feel when going into a church. I used to feel his strength. I'd sort of be talking with him." - Jackie Kennedy
BUT some people and animals have had strange experiences in there and seem fearful of entering the room. Just a few examples:
1. Ronald Reagan's dog would bark outside the room but never enter.
2. "A high percentage of people who work here won't go in the Lincoln Bedroom," said President Bill Clinton's White House social secretary, Capricia Marshall.
But you will be sleeping in the same bed that Willie Lincoln died on in 1862. That should intensify your feeling of "history."
Sweet dreams, Rob, and congratulations.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Rob Wick - 07-14-2012 12:47 PM
Darn, Roger, I thought maybe I might get Denise Richards's phone number. Oh well.
Best
Rob
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 07-19-2012 04:41 AM
During Abraham Lincoln's inaugural train ride crowds sometimes rushed to the train and processions to catch a glimpse of the president-elect. In one city people were thrown down and trampled as Lincoln passed by in a procession.
A man named Thomas Winton had his collarbone broken in the mad rush.
In what American city did the unfortunate Mr. Winton have his collarbone broken?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 07-19-2012 12:04 PM
Hint #1: The incident did not occur in a rural area or small town; it happened in a city everyone on the forum has heard of.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Gene C - 07-19-2012 12:17 PM
I'll guess Cincinnati
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - J. Beckert - 07-19-2012 12:22 PM
I'll guess New York.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 07-19-2012 12:59 PM
Good guesses, gentlemen, but not correct.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Rob Wick - 07-19-2012 02:17 PM
Philadelphia?
Best
Rob
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 07-19-2012 02:50 PM
Yet another good guess, but still not correct.
Hint #2: Lincoln had exited the inaugural train, and he was in a procession riding in a barouche owned by a banker named Samuel Meeker. Hitched to the barouche were four gray horses. In all there were 20 carriages in the big parade.
The excited crowd began breaking through the police lines, and poor Mr. Winton ended up with a broken collarbone.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Gene C - 07-19-2012 03:17 PM
Newark, no make that Trenton
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 07-19-2012 03:45 PM
Make up your mind, Gene. The unlucky Mr. Winton had his collarbone broken as the procession neared the Chestnut Street Station.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Gene C - 07-19-2012 03:50 PM
Trenton, no make that....Trenton...definately Trenton.
Unless it's Newark ...
Trenton,....that's my final answer....Trenton
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 07-19-2012 04:12 PM
Trenton is not where the luckless Mr. Winton broke his collarbone.
However, you win anyway, as it happened in Newark.
You also win one free night in the Lincoln Bedroom.
Kudos, Gene.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Gene C - 07-19-2012 04:34 PM
I meant Newark....this crazy keyboard......
Thanks Roger...do they allow dogs?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 07-19-2012 05:13 PM
Yes, as long as they are named Honey, Fido, or Jip.