Odd Lincoln & Kennedy Facts

Odd Lincoln & Kennedy Facts
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Things that make you go Hmm!
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 seven letters
Both were champions of Civil Rights
Both of their wives lost children as First Ladies
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 Presidents were assassinated by Southerners
Both Presidents were succeeded by Southerners
Both of their 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 in 1939
Both assassins were respectively known by their three names
Both names are composed of fifteen letters
Lincoln was shot at a theater named Kennedy
Kennedy was shot in a car model called a Lincoln
Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater
Both Oswald and Booth were assassinated before their trials
And here’s the real Kicker!
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe
Coincidence? Synchronicity? You decide.