Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2002 00:22:09 -0400 From: Methane in New Zealand Subject: BLAGUES-L: Coincidences Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 12:32:51 -0600 From: E.W. Smith Subject: Re: we've heard this before ... but there is a kicker at the end Consider this..... Abraham Lincoln was elected to congress in 1846 John F Kennedy was elected to congress in 1946 Lincoln was elected President in 1860 Kennedy was elected President in 1960 both names contain 7 letters both were particularly concerned with civil rights both their wives lost children while living in the white house both were shot on a Friday both were shot in the head Both presidents were shot while seated next to their wife. Lincoln was shot at the Ford's Theatre Kennedy was shot in a Ford Lincoln Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln Mrs. Kennedy advised Mr. Lincoln not to go to the theatre Mrs. Lincoln advised Mrs. Kennedy 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 Abraham Lincoln died in 1865 Andrew Johnson died in 1875 John F. Kennedy died in 1963 Lyndon Johnson died in 1973 Both Johnsons faced the next election against men whose names began with "G" (Grant and Goldwater.) Both successors left the presidency in disgrace without running for reelection. John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839 Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939 Both assassins are known by their three names, and both contain 15 letters Booth ran from a theatre and was caught in a warehouse Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theatre Booth and Oswald were both killed before their trials and here's the kicker: A week before Lincoln was shot he was in Munroe, Maryland A week before Kennedy was shot he was in Marilyn Monroe. [ Ok, now this may be funny, but some of these sentences are not true, as I read on http://www.snopes2.com/history/american/linckenn.htm (/jg) ]