History Mystery

[jophefs]

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.

Linc oln 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 with Marilyn Monroe.

:idea: This is one history lesson people don't mind reading

[ctivnan]

:wowie: Talk about coincidences! :ninja:

:thankyou: for this interesting post, jophefs!!

[lasher]

Hey now jophefs,:hey:

That was interesting indeed...

And they say there are no coincidences!

Thank you for the post..:c_o_o_l:

[racz_jay25]

What an amazing coincidence! Just want to make few corrections..

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1861
www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html (http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html)
John Kennedy was elected President in 1961
www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jk35.html (http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jk35.html)
Still, the year they were elected were a century difference.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born on May 10, 1838.
http://www.nps.gov/archive/foth/booth.htm
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born on October 18, 1939.
http://www.famoustexans.com/leeharveyoswald.htm

Thanks for the information.. This is very interesting.

[juan]

mere coincidence ... ?!?!

[cmo]

What an amazing coincidence! Just want to make few corrections..

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1861
www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html (http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html)
John Kennedy was elected President in 1961
www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jk35.html (http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jk35.html)
Still, the year they were elected were a century difference.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born on May 10, 1838.
http://www.nps.gov/archive/foth/booth.htm
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born on October 18, 1939.
http://www.famoustexans.com/leeharveyoswald.htm

Thanks for the information.. This is very interesting.

It's really interesting, racz_jay25, how come there are so many coincidences.

:wowie::music-smiley-7524:

[noureem]

coincidences!........ wooow

thank you for this interesting post, jophefs!!

[racz_jay25]

Hey guys, I'm digging some trivias and I think you shouldn't miss this one.

[racz_jay25]

I just saw a similar post 'bout this. See http://english-coffee.com/showthread.php?p=14424#post14424

I'm closing this now.