Lincoln and Kennedy

[Colin1]

Some bizarre coincidences
Probably not news to the US guys, anyone know if they're (all) true?

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846
John F Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946

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

Both were shot on a Friday

Lincoln's secretary was called Kennedy
Kennedy's secretary was called Lincoln

Both were succeeded by a President Johnson

Johnson succeeding Lincoln was born in 1808
Johnson succeeding Kennedy was born in 1908

John Wilkes Booth - Lincoln's assassin - was born in 1839
Lee Harvey Oswald - Kennedy's assassin - was born in 1939

Booth ran from a theatre and was caught in a warehouse
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theatre

Booth and Oswald were both assassinated themselves before they came to trial.

 

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[Njaco]

Lincoln was shot in Fords Theatre.
Kennedy was shot in a Lincoln made by Ford.

Both secretaries told them not to go.

Both assasins have the same number of letters in their names.