Lincoln | Kennedy |
Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846 | Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946 |
He was elected President in 1860 | He was elected President in 1960 |
His wife lost a child while living in the White House | His wife lost a child while living in the White House |
He was directly concerned with Civil Rights | He was directly concerned with Civil Rights |
Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy who told him not to go to the theater *1 | Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln who told him not to go to Dallas *2 |
Lincoln was shot in the back of the head in the presence of his wife | Kennedy was shot in the back of the head in the presence of his wife |
Lincoln shot in the Ford Theatre | Kennedy shot in a Lincoln, made by Ford |
He was shot on a Friday | He was shot on a Friday |
The assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was known by three names, comprised of fifteen letters | The assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was known by three names, comprised of fifteen letters |
Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and fled to a warehouse *3 | Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and fled to a theater |
Booth was killed before being brought to trial | Oswald was killed before being brought to trial |
There were theories that Booth was part of a greater conspiracy | There were theories that Oswald was part of a greater conspiracy |
Lincoln's successor was Andrew Johnson, born in 1808 | Kennedy's successor was Lyndon Johnson, born in 1908 |
*1 Note: It is an urban myth that Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy. There is no record of that.
*2 Note: There is no record whether or not Kennedy's secretary warned him.
*3 Note: Booth actually fled to a farm and was killed in a tobacco barn. It might be a stretch to call it a warehouse. But two years after his death, Booth's body was temporarily moved to a warehouse. Also, after the assassination, the government closed the Ford Theatre and turned it into a warehouse.
What do you think? Is there more to it than just mere coincidence?
That's just freaky.
ReplyDeleteI am with Cyndi - freaky biz. I saw on the history channel yesterday that Franklin and Adams - both presidents who signed the constitution, both died on the same July 4th - 50 years to the day that they signed it. Trippy!
ReplyDeleteI'd heard some of this before. It's interesting, but I don't think it's much more than coincidence.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE stuffy like that! I'm passing this on to my family :)
ReplyDeleteNo such thing as coincidences, but then... they don't necessarily have to mean anything huge. It's interesting, though.
ReplyDeleteThe universe likes repetition.
Did anyone see the A&E ghost episode where they tracked John Wilkes Booth in two locations? I forget the name of the series, a Ghost Hunters rip-off. It was interesting, anyhow. I was only marginally aware of the whole "he survived and lived under a different name" thing.
Oooh, also...
ReplyDeleteI visited the Ford Theater years ago and didn't feel much of anything more than an echo.
HOWEVER...
I visited the house across the street where Lincoln died. If you get a chance, go see the room. If you feel nothing you are officially, absolutely, and completely UN-psychic.
I knew all this because I did a huge conspiracy paper in eigth grade. Fascinating stuff! It gives me chills. LOL
ReplyDeleteDid I spell eighth wrong? Seriously? LOL
ReplyDeleteWOW...that is crazy!
ReplyDeleteweird...........
ReplyDeleteHave you heard of the 20-year curse? Supposedly presidents elected in a year ending in zero tend not to make it out of office alive, either by natural causes or assassination. Or sometimes they do make it out, but there's an assassination attempt.
ReplyDeleteBut hopefully the curse is broken now, b/c GWB was fine.