you want to know some freaky similarities between jfk and abraham lincoln?

[BlakeH]

i want to know your reaction by typing it below

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

Lincoln failed to win the Vice Presidential nomination in 1856.
Kennedy failed to win the Vice Presidential nomination in 1956.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

Lincoln defeated Stephen Douglas who was born in 1813.
Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon who was born in 1913.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost children while in the White House.

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 were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners.

Both Presidents had Vice Presidents named Johnson.

Lincoln's Vice President was called Andrew Johnson who served in the House of Representatives in 1847.
Kennedy's Vice President was called Lyndon Johnson who served in the House of Representatives in1947.

Both successors (their Vice Presidents) 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 1838. (not 1839)!
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.

Both assassins were known by the three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

Lincoln was shot at the theatre called "Ford."
Kennedy was shot in a car named "Lincoln", made by Ford.

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

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

 

[Laura]

Some of those are very arbitrary connections. But yes, I know about those. I think my 5th grade teacher read that to us one day when it was raining and recess was cancelled.

 

[sissy]

looks like you got them all..its really weird how history repeats its self,,i think they were the best presidents ever..good job!!!!

 

[edw08]

have a set of coins with that

 

[Brown9488]

Cool. What children did Jackie lose while in the White house? I've never heard that.

 

[Dilligas]

This is very old, you must be under 15 to not have already know this. It was first published in 1963, you add nothing new.

 

[zenmeister]

You also forget to mention they were both killed by bankers, because they favored sound money.
but yea the parallels are interesting.