A strange coincidence

[Sidspud]

Have a history teacher explain this..........if they can.

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.

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 Presidents were shot in the head.

Now it gets really weird.

Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.

Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.

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

Now hang on to your seat.

Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford'
Kennedy was shot in a car called 'Lincoln' made by 'Ford'

Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

And here's the kicker...

A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was in, sorry, with Marilyn Monroe.

Spoooooooky!!!

[WabTheKing]

its like a teedious link!

[dan_b]

Quality if true too

[Rusty]

And I though this forum was only about S2s, beer, cars, beer the odd sexist joke, not to mention the regular Ebay updates from Jamo... AND NOW HISTORY TOO! Holy information overload Batman, that's just too much!

[S2-racer]

this is a mine of useful and not so useful information, lol

[quattroTurbo]

If you actually looked at the facts you could find thousands more things they don't have in common. These parallels can be drawn between almost any unrelated people.

[porkkis]

A week before Kennedy was shot, he was in, sorry, with Marilyn Monroe.

Spoooooooky!!!

So he had her grave dug open and did his tricks? Spooky? Kinky?

[HPmuirt]

So he had her grave dug open and did his tricks? Spooky? Kinky?

You know I was thinking the same thing

Having visited Dealey plaza and the book repository on a recent business trip (not much else to do out there except visit the Dallas ranch ) I know that Kennedy was shot on November 22, 1963 (by one or more gunmen) where as Monroe died (apparently in her sleep) on August 5, 1962 - so was certainly past her prime a week before Kennedy kicked ye olde bouquet

That Kennedy was therefore certainly a weirdo

Cheers n

Si