Thursday, April 7, 2011

Lincoln vS Kennedy

The coincidences between these two fascinate me.

Lincoln: elected to congress in 1846
Kennedy: elected to congress in 1946

Lincoln: elected president in 1860
Kennedy: elected president in 1960

Both were concerned with civil rights
Both lost their children while living in the White House

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 know by their three names
Both names have 15 letters

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

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

Both Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials

A week before being shot, Lincoln was in Monroe Maryland
A week before being shot Kennedy was with Marilyn Monroe

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