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 also in Monroe, Marilyn Monroe.
:eek: :eek: :eek: :D :D :D
Not-so-amazing coincidences
Not really surprising or amazing. See a detailed discussion at
http://www.snopes.com/history/american/linckenn.htm
The key to these sorts of stories (same with Bible-code stuff) is to compare (1) the number of coincidences with (2) the total number of possible comparisons. (2) is Vastly bigger than (1), especially when it comes to well known people like US presidents. To demonstrate, think how easy it is to come up with vast lists of non-coincidences:
Lincoln was born in 1809; Kennedy was born in 1917. Lincoln died in 1865; Kennedy died in 1963. Lincoln was 56 years old at the time of his death; Kennedy was 46 years old at the time of his death...
There are also some factual errors in some of the various versions of this list.
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Originally Posted by Geoff Dean
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
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