The Strange Intersection of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy

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Every now and then, we come across things that are quite odd, making one pause for a moment and scratch their head in amazement…

Today, I give you one of the oddest sets of coincidences ever.

This piece explores the remarkable intersections between the lives of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy.

Let’s begin-

In 1846 Abrham Lincoln was elected to Congress. Exactly one hundred years later, in 1946, John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress
In 1860, Lincoln became President of the United States. Precisely one hundred years later, in 1960, John F. Kennedy became President of the United States
In each of their terms, civil rights was a formative issue.
While living in the White House, Lincoln’s wife and Kennedy’s wife lost a child
Both Lincoln and Kennedy were shot on a Friday
Both Presidents were shot in the head
Each of their assassins was from the South
Both were succeeded by a Southerner named Johnson
Andrew Johnson was born in 1808, and Lyndon Johnson was born 100 years later in 1908
President Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin fled to a warehouse
Kennedy’s assassin shot him from a warehouse and fled to a theater
Topping it off, Lincoln was shot in a theater named Ford
Kennedy was shot in a car named Lincoln… which was made by Ford