Coincidences between Lincoln and J.F.K

GLaDOS

Here are some strange coincidences between the assasinations of Abraham Lincoln and J.F.K

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.

The Free Man

freaky, heard them before though.

Binomate

Both were men
Both had eyes
Both had a mouth

fjon

More info here: http://www.snopes.com/history/american/linckenn.htm

Steve_o

Freaky Sh*t!! Nice Post!!

Steve_o

Binomate wrote:

Both were men
Both had eyes
Both had a mouth

Somebody studied Biology!!!:D

Repli

Anyone else related to JFK? I am his 3rd cousin once removed

Blisterman

Unlucky you.
You've heard about the Kennedy curse, havent you?

Steve_o

Blisterman wrote:

Unlucky you.
You've heard about the Kennedy curse, havent you?

Do tell??

Repli

It's still going on to this day The last incident was in 1999 (His son being killed)
Good article here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_curse

Binomate

Steve_o wrote:

Somebody studied Biology!!!

No actually, I got it from another conspiracy website.

Atrocity

Binomate wrote:

Both were men
Both had eyes
Both had a mouth

you can't go throwing around accusations like that without proof

GLaDOS

Repli wrote:

It's still going on to this day The last incident was in 1999 (His son being killed)
Good article here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_curse

Wow, repli, you're f***ed! Nothin personal but the evidence is right there!

Capt'n Midnight

http://www.snopes.com/history/american/linckenn.htm

close but no cookie - some of them are plain WRONG , many are only valid if you stretch the truth. Just goes to show the gullibility ( a word you won't find in the Collins Dictionary ) of most people

you could manufacture similar coincidences about most leaders if you really tried.

Endurance Man

Tripe tbh, take this to the Conspiracy forum.