LINCOLN AND KENNEDY COINCIDENCES

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 7 letters.

Lincolns secretary was named Kennedy.

Kennedys secretary was named Lincoln.

Mrs. Kennedy advised Lincoln not to go to the theater.

Mrs. Lincoln advised Kennedy not to go to Dallas.

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 in1939.

Both assassins were known by their three names.

Both names comprise of fifteen letters.

Booth ran from the theater and was captured in a warehouse.

Oswald ran from the warehouse and was captured in a theater.

Abraham Lincoln died in 1865;

Andrew Johnson died in 1875.

John F. Kennedy died in 1963;

Lyndon Johnson died in 1973.

Both Johnsons faced the next election against men whose names began with "G"

(Grant and Goldwater).
Both presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both presidents were shot in the head.
Both presidents were shot while seated next to their wife.
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theater.

Kennedy was shot in a Ford Lincoln. (6/12)

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