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Bob Chapman wrote: > Here's an interesting tidbit of coincidence. > > Two presidents, two assassins, two centuries and one heck of a > coincidence. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. > Both wives lost their children while living in the White House. > Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. > Both were shot in the head. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy. > Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Both were assassinated by Southerners. > 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 the theater and was caught in a warehouse. > Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials. And last but not > least, > Before Lincoln was shot he was in Monroe, Maryland. > Before Kennedy was shot he was in Marilyn Monroe. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com