Height Of Coincidence !!!!

Ø Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
Ø John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.


Ø Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
Ø John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

Ø Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Ø Both wives lost a child while living in the White House.
Ø Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.

Ø Both Presidents were shot in the head.

Now it gets really weird.


Ø Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Ø Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.

Ø Both were assassinated by Southerners.

Ø Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.

Ø Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Ø Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

Ø John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
Ø Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.

Ø Both assassins were known by their three names.
Ø Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

Now hang on to your seat.

Ø Lincoln was shot at the theater named "Ford."
Ø Kennedy was shot in a car called "Lincoln" made by "Ford." Ø Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

And here's the "kicker"

Ø A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe , Maryland(U.S)
Ø A week \ before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.

Ø And Lincoln was shot in a theatre and the assassin ran to a warehouse.
Ø Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and the assassin ran to the theatre