Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy


Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy

DID YOU KNOW THAT . . . There are eerie similarities between U.S. Presidents, Abraham Lincoln and John F. 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 President in 1960.
* Both were shot in the back of the head in the presence of their wives.
* Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
* Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
* Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
* Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
* Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
* Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theater. Kennedy was shot in a Lincoln, made by Ford.
* Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse. Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.
* Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

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  1. AnonymousMay 6, 2012 at 7:21 PM

    Kennedy was shot from the front which blew his brains out the back of his head, his wife picked up a peace of his scul from the rear of the car.
    See the footage on youtube! But yes also shot in the back.

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