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The strange coincidences between the lives of US presidents John F Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln

Numbers, political career, family lives and assassinations with eerie similarities

MICHELLE K SMITH,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Friday, November 16, 2012, 6:56 AM

Updated Friday, November 16, 2012, 9:16 AM

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The very odd similarities between these two US presidents - Abraham Lincoln and John F Kennedy

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Although they lived a century apart, the political lives and assassinations of Abraham Lincoln and John F Kennedy bear many eerie similarities that history can’t explain.

Lincoln and Kennedy were elected to Congress exactly a century apart. Lincoln was elected in 1846 and Kennedy was elected in 1946. Likewise they were elected president a century apart, Lincoln in 1860 and Kennedy in 1960.

Lincoln’s secretary was named Kennedy and Kennedy’s secretary was named Lincoln.

They both lost a child during their time in the White House. Lincoln’s 11-year-old son Willie died of typhoid during the first year of Lincoln’s presidency. Jacqueline Kennedy gave birth to a premature baby in 1963 and the child died two days later.

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

They were both shot in the head on a Friday. Both were shot from behind while seated. Lincoln was shot in Ford Theater and Kennedy was shot in a car called ‘Lincoln’ which was made by ‘Ford.’

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln was born in 1839 and Lee Harvey Oswald , who assassinated Kennedy was born in 1939. Both had connections with the south. Booth was a southern sympathizer and Oswald was born in New Orleans. Booth shot Lincoln in Ford Theater and then ran to a warehouse. Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and then ran to a theater. Oswald and Booth’s full names both contain fifteen letters. Both criminals were shot before their trials.

They were both succeeded by Southerners named Johnson. Lincoln was succeeded by Andrew Johnson and Kennedy was succeeded by Lyndon Johnson. Andrew Johnson was born in 1808 and Lyndon Johnson was born in 1908.

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boydshield | Nov 16, 2012, 09:42 PM EST

Some are true, some...Check SNOPES.

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Towngate | Nov 16, 2012, 04:08 PM EST

Woodcarver; You don't say! What a co-incidence!

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handsome68 | Nov 16, 2012, 03:36 PM EST

Wrong again. You always get at least some of every story wrong. And I had such high hopes that youse liberal omadhauns would have hired a researcher or something while I was in Spain and Portugal most of last month. But I should have known that most of you got your poor specimen of an education because of your green color and affirmative action. Variations of this was around the internet for years. What is wrong, you ask? For one thing, John Wilkes Booth was born in 1838, not 1839.

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FastEddy | Nov 16, 2012, 11:43 AM EST

There are some other coincidences ... In O'Reilly's book, "Killing Lincoln" he notes all of the coincidences between Lincoln and Julius Caesar. And several authors have noted this same relationship between President Kennedy and Caesar. ... Can't wait to see the movie(s).

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Woodcarver2002 | Nov 16, 2012, 10:58 AM EST

@ Towngate that is not a photo of Daniel Day Lewis. That Photo is in fact President Lincoln.

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bob mcbride | Nov 16, 2012, 10:54 AM EST

Lincoln and kennedy wanted the us government to control its federal reserve. Unfortunately they do not. it is controlled by foreign bankers, who plead legions to no flag. An investigation into who is controlling the print presses will lead u to the culprits! What did woodwrow say on his death bed? Henry Ford also new the answer.

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OldMariner | Nov 16, 2012, 10:41 AM EST

These interesting factoids have been around since right after the assassination. I would make the above comparisons, however, a little closer to the facts by amending the above to read: "Lincoln was in Monroe, Maryland...Kennedy was (in) Marilyn Monroe." Other then the above relatively trivial comparisons of their lives, the real fact was Lincoln was self-made man overcoming dire poverty and other adversities that stood in his way to greatness and Kennedy (well...).

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Towngate | Nov 16, 2012, 09:00 AM EST

amazing co-incidences...and they were both buried in the were both buried in the ground! ...and Btw: whoever made that terrible false beard for Daniel Day Lewis (pictured above - left) should be fired!

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