Weird....

[scubanurse]

Have a history teacher explain this if they can.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.

John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.

John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

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 Presidents were shot in the head.

Now it gets really weird.

Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.

Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.

Both were assassinated by Southerners.

Both were succeeded by Southerners 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 composed of fifteen letters.

Now hang on to your seat.

Lincoln was shot at the theater named "Ford."

Kennedy was shot in a car called "Lincoln" made by "Ford."

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

And here's the "kicker":

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

A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.

AND...................:

Lincoln was shot in a theater and the assassin ran to a warehouse...

Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and the assassin ran to a theater...

------

Saw this on facebook... only fact checked a few things though so I have no idea if it is historically accurate or not.

Either way... pretty crazy

[chbare]

http://www.snopes.com/history/american/lincoln-kennedy.asp

[Arctickat]

Thanks Chris.

[Kiwiology]

To agree with this, one must accept the findings of the Warren Commission and the single bullet theory put forth by Arlen Spector, which I for one do not.

Either way, rather interesting and a good reminder I need to see Lincoln

Oh and the Texas School Book Depository was a depository not a warehouse

Edited January 17, 2013 by Kiwiology

[scubanurse]

Snopes may say it's false, and I agree the data is a little biased, it's still kind of cool how so much of that does line up

[chbare]

I mean this in as sincere context as possible. What I find amazing is the human ability to make some sort of sense out of arbitrary and subjective concepts that can often be understood and explained using evidence and logic. It's interesting that in spite of all the true mysteries and absolutely amazing concepts that are quantifiable and consistently make reliable predictions about the world, we continue to look for dare I say some sort of mystical or supernatural connection. Even going so far as to blatantly make up false data in order to make the picture work.

This is absolutely fascinating and I wonder what the evolutionary context for such thinking is? Even as sceptical as I am, it seems I desperately desire such concepts to be true and have to actively work at maintaining my rationality. Even so, I've occasionally fallen victim to the magnificent facades I find in my email and posted on social networks.

Edit: Again, this facet of the human experience is fascinating and an important part of human experience. I am in no way directing my statements at anybody and this is certainly not a personal attack.

Edited January 17, 2013 by chbare