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Jan 4, 2009 4:37 PM CST Hello my American neibours, I need some help please
Brew01
Brew01Brew01Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada58 Threads 1,613 Posts
Hello all, my son was working on something for his history class, and came in with this. I was wondering if any of you in the States could tell me if any of this is true, thank you

This is what he brought to me:

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


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.


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.


A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.
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Jan 4, 2009 4:40 PM CST Hello my American neibours, I need some help please
druidess6308
druidess6308druidess6308Aliquippa, Pennsylvania USA79 Threads 13,695 Posts
To the best of my knowledge, these coincidences are true. However, I'm not a historian. They can be researched on the internet for verification, however.

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Jan 4, 2009 4:41 PM CST Hello my American neibours, I need some help please
What is the Significance of those Coincidences?dunno confused
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Jan 4, 2009 5:02 PM CST Hello my American neibours, I need some help please
princemuncher
princemuncherprincemunchernorthfield, Ohio USA12 Threads 378 Posts
Yes, they're accurate.


Did anybody ever tell you that you look a little like Billy Connelly?
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Jan 4, 2009 5:03 PM CST Hello my American neibours, I need some help please
princess49503
princess49503princess49503grand rapids, Michigan USA18 Threads 1 Polls 1,485 Posts
Wowwow Thats pretty freaky!!!


But lets be honest how smart is it to let a nations leader to ride around town in an open convertable???doh
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Jan 4, 2009 5:21 PM CST Hello my American neibours, I need some help please
princess49503: Wow Thats pretty freaky!!!But lets be honest how smart is it to let a nations leader to ride around town in an open convertable???


Those were very different times. Such a shame. crying
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Jan 4, 2009 5:28 PM CST Hello my American neibours, I need some help please
Arlene101
Arlene101Arlene101Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia Canada9 Threads 3,320 Posts
Brew01: Hello all, my son was working on something for his history class, and came in with this. I was wondering if any of you in the States could tell me if any of this is true, thank you

This is what he brought to me:

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 headLincoln '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. 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. A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.
I have that same article somewhere around here. I clipped it from "Ann Landers" newspaper article about 20 years ago.
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Jan 4, 2009 8:45 PM CST Hello my American neibours, I need some help please
dcj22
dcj22dcj22Somewhere, Tennessee USA102 Threads 3 Polls 11,581 Posts
Yes, this is true.
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