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All Those Weird Lincoln-Kennedy Coincidences (Patreon)

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All these are 100% true? If so, are they really a big deal?

1. Both men were elected to congress in ’46 (Lincoln in 1846, Kennedy in 1946)

2. Both men were elected to the presidency in ’60 (Lincoln in 1860, Kennedy in 1960)

3. Both men were concerned with civil rights (Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, Kennedy proposed what became the Civil Rights Act)

4. Both men married in their 30s to women in their 20s

5. Both men lost a son while living in the White House

6. Both Presidents had 4 children (and both lost two before they reached their teens)

7. The doctors for Lincoln and Kennedy had the same name: Charles Taft

8. Lincoln’s private secretary was called John (John Nicolay), Kennedy’s private secretary was called Evelyn Lincoln.

9. Both men were shot on a Friday

10. Both men were shot in the head

11. Both men were shot in the presence of their wives

12. Lincoln was sitting in box number 7 of Ford’s Theatre when he was killed. Kennedy was riding in car number 7 in the cavalcade (in a Lincoln car made by the Ford Motor Company)

13. Both were assassinated by Southerners (John Wilks Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald)

14. The law-enforcement officer who detained John Wilkes Booth was called Lafayette Baker, as was the man who detained Lee Harvey Oswald was Marrion L. Baker.

15. Both their presidential successors were named Johnson (Andrew Johnson and Lyndon B. Johnson)

16. Both men were succeeded by Southerners.

17. Both successors were born in ’08 (Andrew Johnson in 1808 and Lyndon Johnson in 1908)

18. Both assassins are known by three names (John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald)

19. Both assassins’ names have 15 letters

20. Booth ran from the theatre and was caught in a warehouse; Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theatre

21. Both assassins were themselves assassinated before their trials.

22. John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald were both originally thought to be lone-gunman but it was later discovered that they were part of a conspiracy.

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All Those Weird Lincoln Kennedy Coincidences

Get Honey for FREE by going to on https://www.joinhoney.com/beat. Thanks to Honey for sponsoring this video! Have a history teacher explain all those weird Abraham Lincoln-John F. Kennedy coincidences. Mr. Beat does. The similarities between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy: 1. Both men were elected to congress in ’46 (Lincoln in 1846, Kennedy in 1946) 2. Both men were elected to the presidency in ’60 (Lincoln in 1860, Kennedy in 1960) 3. Both men were concerned with civil rights (Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, Kennedy proposed what became the Civil Rights Act) 4. Both men married in their 30s to women in their 20s 5. Both men lost a son while living in the White House 6. Both Presidents had 4 children (and both lost two before they reached their teens) 7. The doctors for Lincoln and Kennedy had the same name: Charles Taft 8. Lincoln’s private secretary was called John (John Nicolay), Kennedy’s private secretary was called Evelyn Lincoln. 9. Both men were shot on a Friday 10. Both men were shot in the head 11. Both men were shot in the presence of their wives 12. Lincoln was sitting in box number 7 of Ford’s Theatre when he was killed. Kennedy was riding in car number 7 in the cavalcade (in a Lincoln car made by the Ford Motor Company) 13. Both were assassinated by Southerners (John Wilks Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald) 14. The law-enforcement officer who detained John Wilkes Booth was called Lafayette Baker, as was the man who detained Lee Harvey Oswald was Marrion L. Baker. 15. Both their presidential successors were named Johnson (Andrew Johnson and Lyndon B. Johnson) 16. Both men were succeeded by Southerners. 17. Both successors were born in ’08 (Andrew Johnson in 1808 and Lyndon Johnson in 1908) 18. Both assassins are known by three names (John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald) 19. Both assassins’ names have 15 letters 20. Booth ran from the theatre and was caught in a warehouse; Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theatre 21. Both assassins were themselves assassinated before their trials. 22. John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald were both originally thought to be lone-gunman but it was later discovered that they were part of a conspiracy. Produced by Matt Beat. All images/video by Matt Beat, found in the public domain, or used under fair use guidelines. Music by Electric Needle Room (Mr. Beat's band) and Joel Cummins. Creative commons credits: Michael Dorosh Sources/additional reading: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/06/fact-check-1964-lincoln-kennedy-comparisons-only-partly-accurate/5311926002/ http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~demon/issues/nov_20_1999/lincoln-kennedy/lincoln-kennedy.html (funny) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261835314_Abraham_Lincoln_and_John_F_Kennedy_Evidence_of_Reincarnation_Through_Coincidence_and_Synchronicity https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/linkin-kennedy/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%E2%80%93Kennedy_coincidences_urban_legend https://www.near-death.com/reincarnation/cases/lincoln-and-kennedy-coincidences http://kenrahn.com/JFK/Misc._documents/Kennedy_and_Lincoln.html I'm now on Cameo, yo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat?qid=1614915028 Snail mail Mr. Beat: PO Box 1982 Lawrence, KS 66044 Donate to Mr. Beat for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Buy Mr. Beat's book, The Ultimate American Presidential Election Book: Every Presidential Election in American History (1788-2016) https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat T-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.: https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ More merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ Mr. Beat's band: http://electricneedleroom.net/ Mr. Beat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Mr. Beat on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Mr. Beat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Mr. Beat's Discord server: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt Mr. Beat favorites: POP! Icons: George Washington https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jrb/ Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Recommended books: Republic, Lost by Lawrence Lessing https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jul/ Truman by David McCullough https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jwc/ Studio equipment: Canon EOS M50 Camera EF-M 15-45mm Lens https://amzn.to/3dcNPen Samtian LED Video Light Kit https://amzn.to/3llDwHO TroyStudio Acoustic Panel https://amzn.to/33CkqHn Blue Snowball iCE USB Mic https://amzn.to/2GseOHa I use MagicLinks for all my ready-to-shop product links. Check it out here: https://www.magiclinks.com/rewards/referral/mrbeat/ FTC Disclosure: This post or video contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through my links.