10 things Abraham Lincoln and John F Kennedy have in common

Did you know that Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy have a lot in common? Check it all out here.

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

3. Abraham Lincoln
was elected
President in 1860
John F. Kennedy
was elected
President in 1960

4. Lincoln’s secretary,
Kennedy, warned him not
to go to the theatre
Kennedy’s secretary,
Lincoln, warned him not
to go to Dallas

5. Andrew Johnson, who
succeeded Lincoln, was
born in 1808
Lyndon Johnson, who
succeeded Kennedy, was
born in 1908

6. John Wilkes Booth was
born in 1839
Lee Harvey Oswald was
born in 1939

7. Booth ran from the
theater and was caught in
a warehouse
Oswald ran from a
warehouse and was
caught in a theater

8. The names Lincoln and
Kennedy each contain
seven letters

9. Both wives lost their
children while living in
the White House

10. Both Presidents were
shot on a Friday

11. Both were assassinated by
Southerners