Too Much For Coincidence?
This story has been recounted many times but it is so unusual that it is worth looking at it again. It relates to the unusual high number of coincidences that occurred when US Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy were assassinated.
Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860, one hundred years before JFK who was elected in 1960. Lincoln was succeeded by Andrew Johnson and JFK was succeeded by Lyndon Johnson, both Southerners. What makes it even more remarkable is that the two Johnsons were born in 1808 and 1908; one hundred years apart. To add spice to it, the assassins were also born one hundred years apart. Booth was born in 1839 and Oswald in 1939. And both died before going to trial.
They were both shot. Lincoln stopped his bullet in a theater and Booth was trapped in a warehouse. The Kennedy bullet came from a warehouse and Oswald was cornered in a theater. Lincoln was shot in Ford’s theater and Kennedy met his end in a Ford Lincoln.
To top it off, Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy while Evelyn Lincoln was the secretary of JFK.
Is it too much for coincidence? Mathematicians say no. They claim that if you look hard enough, you will find such coincidences between any two events.
Well, now you also know why mathematicians are not that popular at parties; they can kill any mystery and generally make poor conversation.
Have a whale of a day and don't do anything that I won't do.
Comments (65)
so interesting and kind hard to believe, but my goodness, I was bad at mathematics
But this isn't the only example, plenty of them out there
check it out
You are still more likely to win the lotto than being killed by lightning. So there is still hope.
that's really a coincidence
However, I find your blog interesting. Hm.. did both have the same starsign? I wonder..
Anyway, have a grande, Catfoot!
Happy Birthday Raven!
cause she was hit by a lightning 2 or 3 times a month
she was told, no lightning in San Francisco Bay
I haven't heard about her since
are already rich
Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 (Aquarius) while JFK was born on May 29, 1917 (Gemini)
I see, I see
Bob.
I think. I'm thinking! Are you?...
Thinking will be a brand new experience to me. I leave the thinking to philosophers.
Here's the story of how the world's unluckiest man turned his fate upside down. Frane Selak, born in 1929, is a Croatian music teacher who used to be famous for his numerous escapes from fatal accidents:
Does he eat those chicks? Some people don't like poultry.
This man was not unlucky at all. He survived all those 'accidents'. With some peoples luck, he would have died in the very first incident. I think he can count himself as very lucky.
Oops! Sorry.
I meant! Chicken....
........omg!
Aw well, As long as he does not confuse the issues as I sometimes do. The other day I peeled a banana and when I wanted to eat it, I stood with the peel in my hand after discarding the banana.
You should have ate the peel. And when it went down in you. The banana would have went back into the peel. And you would have had atleast another one..duh!
I heard than some people dry banana peels and smoke it but I much rather prefer the fruit of the banana. Those peels are to slippery.
Here is a little more info and similarities on Lincoln and Kennedy.
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.
The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.
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 were shot in the head.
Lincoln's secretary, Kennedy, warned him not to go to the theatre.
Kennedy's secretary, Lincoln, warned him not to go to Dallas.
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners.
Both successors were named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald was born in 1939.
Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are comprised of fifteen letters
Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
Thank you very much for the additional information. The old faculties does not work so well anymore. Some of the 'new' coincidences were once known to me but they evaporated through the years but others are new to me. A good informative comment.
A very interesting story and suddenly we are back with the Zodiac. It appears to be inescapable
Ah, the eternal struggle between good and bad! When will it ever end and who will eventually be the victor? I guess the answer to that is waiting somewhere in the distant future.
Another coincidence I did not know about.
The list just grows and grows.
You sound as peaceful as a cruise missile with a nuclear warhead. Which way are you heading?