Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln ~ John F. Kennedy Coincidences



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 Lincoln and Kennedy were concerned with Civil Rights.

Both Presidents' wives' lost children through death while in the White House.

Lincoln's secretary, whose name was Kennedy, advised him not to go to the theater.

Kennedy's secretary, whose name was Lincoln, advised him not to go to Dallas.

Lincoln was killed in Ford's theater.

Kennedy met his death while riding in a Lincoln convertible made by the Ford Motor Co.

Both were shot on a Friday.

Both presidents were shot while seated next to their wife.

Both were shot in the head.

The Lincoln name contains seven letters.
The Kennedy name contains seven letters.

Both their successors were named Johnson.
Both were succeeded by Southerners..
Both were succeeded by Democrats.
Both successors were in the Senate.

Abraham Lincoln died in 1865.
Andrew Johnson died in 1875.

John F. Kennedy died in 1963.
Lyndon Johnson died in 1973.

Andrew Johnson was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson was born in 1908.

Andrew Johnson name contains thirteen letters.
Lyndon Johnson name contains thirteen letters

Both Johnsons were opposed for re-election by men whose names start with a "g".
(Grant and Goldwater.)


John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln in the theater and ran to a warehouse.

Lee Harvey Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and ran to a theater.

John Wilkes Booth was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald was born in 1939.

Booth and Oswald were both southerners and favored unpopular ideas.

John Wilkes Booth name contains fifteen letters.
Lee Harvey Oswald name contains fifteen letters.

Both assassins were known by three names.

Both assassins initials add up to a total of 35
(L + H + O = 12 + 8 + 15 = 35)
(J + W + B = 10 + 23 + 2 = 35)

Both assassins were assassinated before being brought to trial.


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POINT TO PONDER:
How many coincidence in your family can you think of?

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EXAMPLE:
My Grandmothers, died 5 days apart and were buried 5 miles apart.
My son was my mothers 5 grandchild born on her 50th birthday.



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