The coincidence of Lincoln and Kennedy,

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My thanks to Jack Chambers for this contribution.

Coincidence or what!

• 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 both assassinated before their trials.

I have no idea if these facts are true, but if they are .... wow! How can so many coincidences happen between two men, so many years apart?

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