10 facts about the strange coincidence between US presidents John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln





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

2. Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected president in 1960.

3. Both were shot in the head in the presence of their wives.

4. Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre. Kennedy was shot in a car Lincoln made by Ford.

5. Both Presidents were shot on Friday.

6. Secretary Lincoln called Kennedy.

7. Both were succeeded by Southerners to by the name of Johnson.

8. Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

9. Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse. Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.

10. Booth and Oswald were killed before the start of the investigation.

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