Kartzoffs
Here's something very interesting I got sent today.A bit of Trivia*Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846John F Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946*Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860John 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 a child while living in the White House*Both Presidents were shot on a Friday*Both Presidents were shot in the head*Lincoln's secretary was named KennedyKennedy'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 1808Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy was born in 1908*John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939*Both assassins were known by their three names*Both names are composed of fifteen letters*Lincoln was shot in a theatre named "Kennedy".Kennedy was shot in a car called "Lincoln*Booth ran from a theatre and was caught in a warehouse.Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theatre*Both Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials*A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, MarylandA week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn MonroeCreepy eh?Seriously I don't even know whether this is all true but it certainly sounds good.Anyway best of luck to all those going to GenCon (or who have already left)AlexAlot of that is just hogwash.Want to get the real skinny on the kennedy lincoln connection go toScroll Down to History and click on it, and then look for the Kennedy Lincoln urban legend. IT will give ya the real info.This site also has a host of other interesting things. Its an urban legend sitenew stuff is popping up on there all the time.