Abe Lincoln and JFK Coincidences

There is a remarkable set of coincidences between President John Kennedy and President Abraham Lincoln.

Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.

Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Lincoln was elected President in 1860.

Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

Lincoln’s secretary was named Kennedy.

Kennedy’s secretary was named Lincoln.

A week before Lincoln was assassinated -- he was in Monroe, Maryland.

A week before Kennedy was assassinated -- he was with Marilyn Monroe.

Both Presidents were shot in the head on a Friday.

Lincoln was assassinated in a theater named Ford.

Kennedy was assassinated in a limousine made by Ford.

Both Presidents were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.

Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

Both assassins were known by three names composed of 15 letters.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.

Lee Harvey Oswald, who (purportedly) assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.

Booth ran from a theater and was caught in a warehouse.

Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.

Both were assassinated before their trials.

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Quote for the Day -- “Coincidences are spiritual puns.” G.K. Chesterton
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Bret Burquest is the author of 10 books. He lives in the Ozark Mountains with a dog named Buddy Lee and where what you resist, persists.

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