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Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946

Lincoln failed to win the Vice Presidential nomination in 1856.
Kennedy failed to win the Vice Presidential nomination in 1956.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

Lincoln defeated Stephen Douglas who was born in 1813.
Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon who was born in 1913.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost children while in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents 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 Presidents had Vice Presidents named Johnson.

Lincoln's Vice President was called Andrew Johnson who served in the House of Representatives in 1847.
Kennedy's Vice President was called Lyndon Johnson who served in the House of Representatives in1947.

Both successors (their Vice Presidents) 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 1838. (not 1839)!
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.

Both assassins were known by the three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

Lincoln was shot at the theatre called "Ford."
Kennedy was shot in a car named "Lincoln", made by Ford.

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.

chrycopaul or anyone else for that matter,
What is the story behind the mason counter stamping? Who does it any why?

There are a lot of other "coincidences" that can be put on the list. At one time I had a linke to a geocities site that had a list of 239 coincidences. Of course some of them were a stretch, and some of them were duplicates. You can also find sites that examine a debunk many of the "coincidences".

For example

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. This is questionable as far as Lincoln is concerned

Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.
These are untrue.

Both assassins were known by the three names.
After the assasination. Before, Booth was known as J. Wilkes Booth, and Oswald was known as Lee Oswald.

Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.
This is a case of a stretch. Booth was shot in a tobbacco barn, not a warehouse. A tobbacco barn is a structure used for drying tobbacco, not storing it.

Both were succeeded by Southerners.
Well both were northern politicians. They had selected a VP who could provide votes from the southern states.

Some times the lists have things in them that are just WAY wrong. You will find lists of coincidences that have Kennedy born in 1909 instead of 1917 inorder to make a 100 year apart claim. Or some lists say that Lincoln was shot in a theatre named Kennedy instead of Ford's Theatre.

Just Carl is correct about the JFK one. I had one also, it came attached to a piece of paper about the size of a bookmark and listed the similarities between Lincoln and Kennedy assasination. I think one of the similarities was Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy and Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln.

I have a penny that is counterstamped with an outline of Arkansas with an AR in the middle.

Here is where I can tie in my Lincoln Cent with the Masons counter stamp to the myths or facts surrounding the Lincoln -JFK similarities. I was told by a co worker, who is a Mason, that JFK and Lincoln were the only two presidents who were not Masons. If it is true or not I have no idea.

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I was told by a co worker, who is a Mason, that JFK and Lincoln were the only two presidents who were not Masons. If it is true or not I have no idea.

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Did some research. From Wasington to Kennedy only 13 presidents were Masons. So much for that connection.

Sticking with the theme of this thread.... How many Pennies has the U.S. mint struck?


The answer. NONE

All Cents on the reverse says ONE CENT. You only find mention of pennies on the wrappers and commonly called that. In England before 1967 there was a half Penny and One Penny. Must be a term that was handed down through the years to the U.S.

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Sticking with the theme of this thread.... How many Pennies has the U.S. mint struck?


The answer. NONE

All Cents on the reverse says ONE CENT. You only find mention of pennies on the wrappers and commonly called that. In England before 1967 there was a half Penny and One Penny. Must be a term that was handed down through the years to the U.S.

coop! This topic has been around for a long, long time. Someone posted a list of all the songs and movies with the usage of the name "Pennies" such as Pennies from Heaven. Ask any kid what those coins are called and they will say Pennies. Ask most adults and they will say pennies. REGARDLESS of what it says on the reverse, they are what we say they are. This is America and our language is not English, it's AMERICAN. When I was a kid I couldn't say AIN'T but now it's in the dictionary.
I like PENNIES. I collect PENNIES.