Crazy American Statistics

[Ol'digger]

Sometimes I wonder about you yanks????

Hows this for co-incidence

Lincoln was elected to congress in 1846
Kennedy was elected into congress in 1946

Lincoln was elected President in 1860
Kennedy was elected President in 1960

The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights

Both wives lost a child while living in the White House
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday
Both were shot in the head

Here is an interesting one...
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln

Both were assassinated by a Southerner
Both were succeeded by Southerners

Both successors were named Johnson
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908

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

Both assassins were known by their three names
Both names are made of fifteen letters

Booth ran from a theatre and was caught in a warehouse
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theatre

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials

And last but not least:
A week before Lincoln was shot he was in Monroe, Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot he was in Marilyn Monroe !!!

[boss]

lol nice

[raydoger]

thats funny :5lol: :5lol:

[ColKing]

I have only one word for this AMAZING!

[ColKing]

ITHINK WE HAVE ENTERED THE TWILIGHT ZONE!

[mike]

haha good one :D

[Crazy Ivan]

I think there are even a few more SYNCHRONICITIES if you keep looking

There are 6 letters in each Johnson's first name.

Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theater (http://www.theoldbreed.com/wiki/Ford%27s_Theater). Kennedy was shot in a Ford (http://www.theoldbreed.com/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company) car; a Lincoln limousine Abe Lincoln's last name was Lincoln

Both presidents were shot in the head AND in the presence of their wives.

Both presidents were elected to the House of Representatives (http://www.theoldbreed.com/wiki/House_of_Representatives) in '46.

Both were runners-up for the party's nomination for vice-president in '56

Both presidents died on a Friday

Both men were deeply involved in civil rights for African Americans

Lincoln and Kennedy died in places beginning with the initials P and H
- Lincoln died in Petersen's house
- Kennedy died in Parkland Hospital

Kennedy's father had been the Ambassador to England at the Court of St James, Lincoln's son became the Ambassador to England at the Court of St James

Abraham was the first name of the man who filmed Kennedy's murder in the Lincoln, THE Zapruder film.

Both assassins were Southerners who held extremist views.

Jefferson Davis was the name of the president of the Confederate states while Lincoln was president of the Union states - Jefferson Davis Tippit was the name of the police officer allegedly killed by Oswald.

I know the post ends with a JOKE, BUT, Marilyn Monroe died over one year before Kennedy's assassination. and there is no Monroe, Maryland known to the U.S. Post Office. Perhaps there was in 1865

But the rest is TOO WEIRD!!!:icon_evil:

IVAN aka Dan

[raydoger]

HA HA :5lol: :5lol:

[Vet]

Boy someone has a lot of spare time....but funny and interesting at the same time.

Danny

[Prt_McNab]

I agree with Danny alot of spare time! :5lol:

[recce19]

:icon_surprised: Time for the tinfoil hat - aluminum to you yanks :D