Lincoln and Kennedy: Crazy Facts

This year is U.S. History for me and we recently got done talking about President Lincoln’s assassination. My teacher gave me this fact sheet that I found really interesting describing the correlation of the assassinations of Lincoln and Pres. Kennedy.

   

• 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 in 1960.
• The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters. Bother were particularly concerned with civil rights.
• Both Presidents’ wives lost a child while living in the White House. Both Presidents were shot seated next to their wife. Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. Both were shot in the head.
• Lincoln’s personal secretary, whose name was John (Nicolay), advised him not to go to the theater. Kennedy’s secretary, whose name was (Evelyn) Lincoln, advised him 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 in 1939.
• Both assassins were known by their three names. Both names are comprised of fifteen letters.
• 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.
• Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theatre and Kennedy was shot while in a Ford Lincoln.

As you can see, there are a surprising amount of similarities between the two presidents and their deaths. It just goes to show that you will never know what you find in history.