20 Historical Happenings and Crazy Coincidences From Days Gone By

zachnading Published 11/12/2024 in Cool Stuff

If you needed proof of just how vast and old our world history is, look no further. We've gone back and found some mind-blowing events that actually coincided with each other.

Thanks to AskReddit, we've collected some of the most insane historical coincidences that the internet has to offer. For example, were you aware that ecstasy was invented the same year that an infamous ship went under? Now you know.

Enjoy this trip back through time, and prepare to have your entire world rocked.

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The iconic cover photo of the Beatles' Abbey Road album was taken on the same day as the Manson murders. -President_Calhoun
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Alabama desegregated their football team after we were already chilling on the moon for a whole year. -quadriplegicswimteam
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Ecstasy was created the same year the Titanic went under (1912.) -readcommentbackwards
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Emmitt Till was lynched the same year 'Lady and the Tramp' was in theaters. -JonnyZhivago
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There was a 22 year period when Abraham Lincoln could have sent a fax to a samurai. The fax machine was invented in 1843 The samurai were abolished in 1867 Abraham Lincoln died in 1865. -SnooGrapes2914
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John Wayne Gacy was executed the same night Jeffrey Dahmer was baptized, under an eclipse. -Ju1et8
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Fenway Park opened the same week that the Titanic sunk. -redsoxsteve9
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Harriet the Tortoise, who died In 2006, had seen Charles Darwin in person. -BaconReceptacle
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Jack the Ripper was on the loose in 1889 when Nintendo was founded. -gadget850
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There was a 6 year period in which Galileo could have taught at Harvard. -Mrgreen1138
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Pablo Picasso was still painting (1973) months after the last man had walked on the moon (1972). -nowhereman136
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You could get a hotel room in Santa Fe, in the same year the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. -Chulimantan
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Anne Frank, MLK Jr, and Barbara Walters were all born in the same year. -Badloss
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The Berlin Wall fell a few weeks before the debut of The Simpsons. -st_nick1219
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Rosa Parks could’ve seen 'Shrek' in theaters. -Rare-Peak2697
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In 1969 in August Hurricane Camille hit the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, the rain storm at Woodstock was part of that storm and Manson’s group had just gone on the murder spree. The US was as crazy as ever. -BinxMcGee
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One that trips me out is that the T-Rex are closer to being alive with us than they were the Stegosaurus. 15 million years between the two. Insane as I always think of dinosaurs were around the same basic time period. -Rollotommasi5
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Hitler, Stalin, Trotsky, Tito, Freud, and Archduke Franz Ferdinand all lived in Vienna in 1913. -AdamBombKelley
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You could get to the last public execution in London on the Tube (the London Underground.) -ReceptionDry2755
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The last execution by guillotine in France and the release of the first Star Wars movie took place at the same year (1977). -justanotherstr4nger

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The iconic cover photo of the Beatles' Abbey Road album was taken on the same day as the Manson murders. -President_Calhoun
2.
Alabama desegregated their football team after we were already chilling on the moon for a whole year. -quadriplegicswimteam
3.
Ecstasy was created the same year the Titanic went under (1912.) -readcommentbackwards
4.
Emmitt Till was lynched the same year 'Lady and the Tramp' was in theaters. -JonnyZhivago
5.
There was a 22 year period when Abraham Lincoln could have sent a fax to a samurai. The fax machine was invented in 1843 The samurai were abolished in 1867 Abraham Lincoln died in 1865. -SnooGrapes2914
6.
John Wayne Gacy was executed the same night Jeffrey Dahmer was baptized, under an eclipse. -Ju1et8
7.
Fenway Park opened the same week that the Titanic sunk. -redsoxsteve9
8.
Harriet the Tortoise, who died In 2006, had seen Charles Darwin in person. -BaconReceptacle
9.
Jack the Ripper was on the loose in 1889 when Nintendo was founded. -gadget850
10.
There was a 6 year period in which Galileo could have taught at Harvard. -Mrgreen1138
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Pablo Picasso was still painting (1973) months after the last man had walked on the moon (1972). -nowhereman136
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You could get a hotel room in Santa Fe, in the same year the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. -Chulimantan
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Anne Frank, MLK Jr, and Barbara Walters were all born in the same year. -Badloss
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The Berlin Wall fell a few weeks before the debut of The Simpsons. -st_nick1219
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Rosa Parks could’ve seen 'Shrek' in theaters. -Rare-Peak2697
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In 1969 in August Hurricane Camille hit the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, the rain storm at Woodstock was part of that storm and Manson’s group had just gone on the murder spree. The US was as crazy as ever. -BinxMcGee
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One that trips me out is that the T-Rex are closer to being alive with us than they were the Stegosaurus. 15 million years between the two. Insane as I always think of dinosaurs were around the same basic time period. -Rollotommasi5
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Hitler, Stalin, Trotsky, Tito, Freud, and Archduke Franz Ferdinand all lived in Vienna in 1913. -AdamBombKelley
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You could get to the last public execution in London on the Tube (the London Underground.) -ReceptionDry2755
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The last execution by guillotine in France and the release of the first Star Wars movie took place at the same year (1977). -justanotherstr4nger

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1. The iconic cover photo of the Beatles' Abbey Road album was taken on the same day as the Manson murders. -President_Calhoun

2. Alabama desegregated their football team after we were already chilling on the moon for a whole year. -quadriplegicswimteam

3. Ecstasy was created the same year the Titanic went under (1912.) -readcommentbackwards

4. Emmitt Till was lynched the same year 'Lady and the Tramp' was in theaters. -JonnyZhivago

5. There was a 22 year period when Abraham Lincoln could have sent a fax to a samurai. The fax machine was invented in 1843 The samurai were abolished in 1867 Abraham Lincoln died in 1865. -SnooGrapes2914

6. John Wayne Gacy was executed the same night Jeffrey Dahmer was baptized, under an eclipse. -Ju1et8

7. Fenway Park opened the same week that the Titanic sunk. -redsoxsteve9

8. Harriet the Tortoise, who died In 2006, had seen Charles Darwin in person. -BaconReceptacle

9. Jack the Ripper was on the loose in 1889 when Nintendo was founded. -gadget850

10. There was a 6 year period in which Galileo could have taught at Harvard. -Mrgreen1138

11. Pablo Picasso was still painting (1973) months after the last man had walked on the moon (1972). -nowhereman136

12. You could get a hotel room in Santa Fe, in the same year the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. -Chulimantan

13. Anne Frank, MLK Jr, and Barbara Walters were all born in the same year. -Badloss

14. The Berlin Wall fell a few weeks before the debut of The Simpsons. -st_nick1219

15. Rosa Parks could’ve seen 'Shrek' in theaters. -Rare-Peak2697

16. In 1969 in August Hurricane Camille hit the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, the rain storm at Woodstock was part of that storm and Manson’s group had just gone on the murder spree. The US was as crazy as ever. -BinxMcGee

17. One that trips me out is that the T-Rex are closer to being alive with us than they were the Stegosaurus. 15 million years between the two. Insane as I always think of dinosaurs were around the same basic time period. -Rollotommasi5

18. Hitler, Stalin, Trotsky, Tito, Freud, and Archduke Franz Ferdinand all lived in Vienna in 1913. -AdamBombKelley

19. You could get to the last public execution in London on the Tube (the London Underground.) -ReceptionDry2755

20. The last execution by guillotine in France and the release of the first Star Wars movie took place at the same year (1977). -justanotherstr4nger

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The iconic cover photo of the Beatles' Abbey Road album was taken on the same day as the Manson murders. -President_Calhoun

2.
Alabama desegregated their football team after we were already chilling on the moon for a whole year. -quadriplegicswimteam

3.
Ecstasy was created the same year the Titanic went under (1912.) -readcommentbackwards

4.
Emmitt Till was lynched the same year 'Lady and the Tramp' was in theaters. -JonnyZhivago

5.
There was a 22 year period when Abraham Lincoln could have sent a fax to a samurai. The fax machine was invented in 1843 The samurai were abolished in 1867 Abraham Lincoln died in 1865. -SnooGrapes2914

6.
John Wayne Gacy was executed the same night Jeffrey Dahmer was baptized, under an eclipse. -Ju1et8

7.
Fenway Park opened the same week that the Titanic sunk. -redsoxsteve9

8.
Harriet the Tortoise, who died In 2006, had seen Charles Darwin in person. -BaconReceptacle

9.
Jack the Ripper was on the loose in 1889 when Nintendo was founded. -gadget850

10.
There was a 6 year period in which Galileo could have taught at Harvard. -Mrgreen1138

11.
Pablo Picasso was still painting (1973) months after the last man had walked on the moon (1972). -nowhereman136

12.
You could get a hotel room in Santa Fe, in the same year the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. -Chulimantan

13.
Anne Frank, MLK Jr, and Barbara Walters were all born in the same year. -Badloss

14.
The Berlin Wall fell a few weeks before the debut of The Simpsons. -st_nick1219

15.
Rosa Parks could’ve seen 'Shrek' in theaters. -Rare-Peak2697

16.
In 1969 in August Hurricane Camille hit the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, the rain storm at Woodstock was part of that storm and Manson’s group had just gone on the murder spree. The US was as crazy as ever. -BinxMcGee

17.
One that trips me out is that the T-Rex are closer to being alive with us than they were the Stegosaurus. 15 million years between the two. Insane as I always think of dinosaurs were around the same basic time period. -Rollotommasi5

18.
Hitler, Stalin, Trotsky, Tito, Freud, and Archduke Franz Ferdinand all lived in Vienna in 1913. -AdamBombKelley

19.
You could get to the last public execution in London on the Tube (the London Underground.) -ReceptionDry2755

20.
The last execution by guillotine in France and the release of the first Star Wars movie took place at the same year (1977). -justanotherstr4nger