In honour of our brand new CHARACTER ASSASSINS series...the following is a bit of trivia about President Lincoln and President Kennedy...
The following chart compares the amazing coincidences in the deaths of Lincoln and Kennedy. Some items that are commonly listed in this comparison have been deleted as incorrect, thanks to reader feedback.
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Lincoln
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Kennedy
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Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846
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Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946
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He was elected President in 1860
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He was elected President in 1960
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His wife lost a child while living in the White House
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His wife lost a child while living in the White House
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He was directly concerned with Civil Rights
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He was directly concerned with Civil Rights
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Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy who told him not to go to the theater *1
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Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln who told him not to go to Dallas *2
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Lincoln was shot in the back of the head in the presence of his wife
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Kennedy was shot in the back of the head in the presence of his wife
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Lincoln shot in the Ford Theatre
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Kennedy shot in a Lincoln, made by Ford
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He was shot on a Friday
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He was shot on a Friday
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The assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was known by three names, comprised of fifteen letters
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The assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was known by three names, comprised of fifteen letters
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Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and fled to a warehouse *3
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Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and fled to a theater
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Booth was killed before being brought to trial
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Oswald was killed before being brought to trial
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There were theories that Booth was part of a greater conspiracy
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There were theories that Oswald was part of a greater conspiracy
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Lincoln's successor was Andrew Johnson, born in 1808
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Kennedy's successor was Lyndon Johnson, born in 1908
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*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.
- mr j
Posted on
Mon, January 5, 2009
by Master Admin