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Friday, February 13, 2009

Is it a coincedence??? You decide!!!

Trivia about President Lincoln and Kennedy
(I stole this off of my friend's blog. It is really cool!)
Thanks for sharing Kathy!

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.

Coincidence? You decide.

7 comments:

Gooch Family said...

That is insane!!

lindsee said...

I have seen that before. I thinks to so cool!

Samantha Mendez said...

Whoa! This is so weird! Do you mind if I steal this and put it on my page??

Jinny and Mick said...

Creepy, we went and visited the site where Kennedy was assassinated a few years ago, they had all these different things on conspiracy theories, it was really interesting!

Scott and Amy said...

wow that is weird.

Lyd Stew said...

Hey- Just wanted to say I'm proud of you about the school thing! That is REALLY awesome! (Not crazy!) Good for you and good luck!

Ellsworth Family said...

I am glad you posted this on your blog - I had read this years ago and thought it was so interesting. It's good reading and very thought provoking.