The Lincoln - Kennedy Coincidences

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Bizzare!

As far as conspiracy theories go, this has got to be one of the strangest and most far fetched. Yet for some reason, this list of 'coincidences' is eerie. Yes, each fact can be argued as quite probable and/or insignificant. But, it is the sheer number of such coincidences that captures attention and gets people staring off into space.

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Coincidences: A Lincoln - JF Kennedy by dbking

Public Domain: President Kennedy at Cronkite Interview by Cecil Stoughton, September 1963 (NARA) by pingnews.com

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Young Abe-(cleaned/enlarged/digital painted/sepia) by happysweetmama

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The 100 Year Recurrence 

Lincoln-Kennedy 100 Year Coincidences

I have heard of hundred year flood, but a hundred year assassination seems bizarre:

  • Lincoln was elected in 1860, Kennedy in 1960, 100 years apart.
  • Andrew Johnson was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson was born in 1908, exactly one hundred years later.
  • John Wilkes Booth was born in 1839 [according to some sources] Lee Harvey Oswald was born in 1939, one hundred years later.
  • Lincoln was elected to congress in 1846, Kennedy was elected to congress in 1946...100 years apart.
  • Lincoln defeated Stephen Douglas who was born in 1813; Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon who was born in 1913...100 years apart.

Count 'em Up 

Kennedy & Lincoln's Names

  • LINCOLN and KENNEDY each has 7 letters.
  • ANDREW JOHNSON and LYNDON JOHNSON each has 13 letters.
  • JOHN WILKES BOOTH and LEE HARVEY OSWALD each has 15 letters. (We won't get into the three name assassin thing, as I believe this is put on them after the fact to distinguish them from innocent people with the same first and last name)

Strange Coincidences: Lincoln vs. Kennedy 

Strange Coincidences: Lincoln vs. Kennedy

Ok, I don't know if someone's already made one or two of these but I was bored and I was searching a little bit more of those strange things. And sorry for my bad grammar, I'm not the best english speaker. :-)

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The Assassination 

Coincidences Regarding The Assassination of JFK and Abe Lincoln

  • Both men were assassinated on a Friday.
  • Both assassins were Southerners who held extremist views.
  • Both men were killed by a bullet that entered the head from behind.
  • Lincoln was killed in Ford's Theater. Kennedy met his death while riding in a Lincoln convertible made by the Ford Motor Company.
  • Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and fled to a warehouse. Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and fled to a theater.
  • Booth and Oswald were murdered before their trials.
  • Both men were assassinated on a in the presence of their wives.
  • Lincoln was sitting in box 7 when killed; Kennedy was sitting in car 7 when killed.
  • Both assassins were detained by an officer named Baker.

Chime In! 

Do you think there is anything really here, or is it just proof that if you look hard enough you'll find anything?

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Wow, this is weird. They seem strangely connected.

DORK says:

THIS IS SOME CRAZY $#!+

Mines & Yours says:

yah, thats reall strange.
here's another one:
tha dai b4 lincoln was assissniated (idk if i spelled rite, lol), he had a meeting or something with president Monroe
tha dai b4 kennedy was assissniated, he was supposedly with Marilyn Monroe.

hm...

david says:

quantum syncronisity

Cookie says:

i believe it............wats the name of the song in the vid?

Nah. It's a load of hooey; if you look hard enough at any two people you can find coincidences.

Brian says:

And don't forget:

Three weeks before his death, Lincoln was in Monroe, Maryland.
Three weks before his death, Kennedy was with Marilyn Monroe.

triathlontraining says:

Probably just a bunch of coincidences. Albeit weird ones!

matt says:

Odd stuff indeed. The issue I have with some of it is that you have to believe Oswald was the assassin. I don't buy that for a second.

 
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Johnson & Johnson 

The Successors of Lincoln & JFK

Andrew Johnson & Lyndon Johnson - Coincidences
  • Both successors were named Johnson
  • Both men were born into a poor white Southern family.
  • Both successors were former senators.
  • Both men had two daughters.
  • Both men were an officer in a war.
  • Andrew Johnson defended the right to own slaves throughout the 1840s and 1850s; Lyndon Johnson was a consistent opponent of civil rights legislation throughout the 1940s and 1950s.
  • Both men were suspected of being a part of the conspiracy to assassinate the president.

Lincoln vs Kennedy 

Amazing Facts From The Lives of The Two Presidents

Lincoln vs Kennedy (Updated Version)

Amazing facts from lives of two presidents of the United States, Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, US, USA, America, American, John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald,Andrew Johnson,Lyndon Johnson, civil rights, White House, Congress, Ford theater, warehouse, Turkmen, Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton, Democrats, Conservatives, Elections,George W Bush, terrorism.

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And A Few More Things 

More Odd Kennedy-Lincoln Coincidences

  • Both men were deeply involved in African American civil rights.
  • The first name of Lincoln's private secretary was John, the last name of Kennedy's private secretary was Lincoln.
  • Republican Convention was held in Chicago in 1860 and in 1960.
  • Both won the election with less than fifty-percent of the popular vote.
  • Both men were the second child.
  • Both men were named after their grandfather.
  • Abe had sons named Robert and Edward; Kennedy had brothers named Robert and Edward.
  • They both had four children, ans lost a son while in the White House.
  • Both men lost a sister before becoming president
  • Lincoln's son married Mary Eunice Harlan; Kennedy's sister was named a sister named Eunice Mary Kennedy.
  • Both men dad a doctor named Charles Taft.
  • Lincoln had a friend and adviser named William Graham; Kennedy had a friend and adviser named Billy Graham.
  • Both men were related to ambassadors to the Court of St. James.
  • Both men were related to an attorney general who graduated from Harvard University.

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The Wives 

Coincidences Regarding The First Ladies

  • Each wife had lost a child while living at the White House.
  • Each woman was dark-haired and twenty-four years old woman at time they were married.
  • They were both fluent in French.
  • They were both known for their high fashion in clothes.
  • They both renovated the White House after many years of neglect.
  • They had both been previously engaged to someone else.

This one is false 

(but funny)

Marilyn MonroeThis one is going around but it is obviously not true...

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

Ha ha...very funny...Marilyn Monroe died over a year before JFK.

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