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Arent these wierd freakin facts/similarities!?

*Abe Lincoln and JFK...

-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.

WEIRD HUH?!!