What are some similarities between Lincoln and Kennedy assassination?

Answer 1

LINCOLN-KENNEDY STRANGE SIMILARITIES (Duelling Presidents) Abe Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846 JFK was elected to Congress in 1946 Abe was elected President in 1860 JFK was elected President in 1960 The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters Both were particularly concerned about civil rights Both their wives lost their children while living in the White House Both were shot on a Friday Both were shot in the head Both were in the presence of their wives when shot The secretary of each president warned them not to go to the theatre and Dallas respectively Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln 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 have 15 letters Booth ran from the theatre and was captured in a warehouse Oswald ran from the warehouse and was captured in a theatre Lincoln was assassinated in the Ford Theatre Kennedy was assassinated in a Lincoln (made by Ford) To cap it all off, Booth and Oswald were assassinated before trial Hmmmmmmmmmmm! Mystery or statistical coincidence?

Answer 2

1. President Lincoln was elected in 1860, Kennedy in 1960.
2. Both were deeply involved in the issue of civil rights for African Americans.
3. Both were assassinated on Friday, and both were assassinated in the presence of their wives.
4. Each of their wives lost a child while at the White House.
5. Both were killed by a bullet to the head that came from behind.
6. Lincoln was killed in Ford's Theater. Kennedy was killed while riding in a Lincoln made by Ford.
7. Both were succeeded by Johnson's, and both Johnson's were southern Democrats and former senators.
8. Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
9. Lincoln's private secretary was named John, and the name of Kennedy's private secretary was Lincoln.
10. John Wilkes Booth, who killed Lincoln, was born in 1839. Lee Harvey Oswald, who killed Kennedy, was born in 1939.
11. Both assassins held extremist views and were Southerners.
12. Both assassins were killed before their trials.
13. Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and then fled to a warehouse. Oswald shot Kennedy from and warehouse and the fled to a theater.
14. The word LINCOLN and the word KENNEDY both have seven letters
15. The words ANDREW JOHNSON and LYNDON JOHNSON both have thirteen letters.
16. The words JOHN WILKES BOOTH and LEE HARVEY OSWALD both have fifteen letters.
17. Lincoln was told by a staffer named Miss Kennedy told him not to go to the theater where he was killed. Kennedy was told by a staffer named Miss Lincoln not to go to Dallas.