Odd Coincidence

I got this in an email from a friend:

Have a history teacher explain this----- if they can.

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.

And here's the kicker...

A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.

 

that's great, lol! Lots of stuff in common..

 

Haha, Holy CRAP! *eyes bug out*

 

Wasn't there also something about all Presidents elected in an zero decade year being assassinated? The two above, Garfield in 1880, Mckinley in 1900 and even Reagan in 1980 had an assassination attempt. So, now, Bush was elected in 2000, right?.............

 

Reagan broke that curse.

 

But there WAS an assassination attempt on him.

 

Oh Tarabelle, always the little optimist...lol.

 

yes there was... I think that was the last of such attempts made on a US President... now they go after our Skyscrapers and try to crash airplaines into the Capitol

 

We always dream of a better life, can't we? Hahhahahhaha!

 

there was an attempt on bush, in geneva someone threw an active grenade at him, it just didn't go off for reasons unknown so it was nothing more than a hiccup....

 

life is full of patterns. people are just often fearful of realizing the patterns that exist all around us.

 

interesting