Similarities between Lincoln and Kennedy

Okay so AFTER the facts post I read I was reminded about the coincidences between Presidents Kennedy and Lincoln, and wanted to share them with everyone.

Do you think these are just mere coincidences or not?

Let me know.

But here's the facts about them.

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Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846
Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946

Lincoln was elected President in 1860
Kennedy was elected President in 1960

Lincoln's wife lost a child while living in the White House
Kennedy's wife lost a child while living in the White House

Lincoln was directly concerned with Civil Rights
Kennedy was directly concerned with Civil Rights

Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy who told him not to go to the theater *1
Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln who told him not to go to Dallas *2

Lincoln was shot in the back of the head in the presence of his wife
Kennedy was shot in the back of the head in the presence of his wife

Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theatre
Kennedy shot in a Lincoln, made by Ford

Lincoln was shot on a Friday
Kennedy was shot on a Friday

Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was known by three names, comprised of fifteen letters
Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was known by three names, comprised of fifteen letters

Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and fled to a warehouse *3
Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and fled to a theater

Booth was killed before being brought to trial
Oswald was killed before being brought to trial

There were theories that Booth was part of a greater conspiracy
There were theories that Oswald was part of a greater conspiracy

Lincoln's successor was Andrew Johnson, born in 1808
Kennedy's successor was Lyndon Johnson, born in 1908

Lincoln's killer John Wilkes Booth was born in 1839
Kennedy's killer Lee Harvey Oswald in 1939.


So what does everyone think about these facts? Let me know.