Kennedy – Lincoln: Strange Similarities!
Does history repeat itself?
According to Debate.org, 76% of poll respondents believe that history does repeat itself.
Is there any proof?
The answer is no…But here are two historical events that are eerily similar to each other.
The assassinations of President Abraham Lincoln and President John F. Kennedy 100 years apart cause us to wonder if history repeats itself.
Compare these bizarre similarities and decide for yourself…
Abraham Lincoln was voted to the House of Representatives in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to the House of Representatives in 1956.
Abraham Lincoln lost his party’s nomination for Vice President in 1846.
John F. Kennedy lost his party’s nomination for Vice President in 1956.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Abraham Lincoln defeated the country’s incumbent Vice President John Breckinridge to win the Presidency.
John F. Kennedy defeated the country’s incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon to win the Presidency.
Abraham Lincoln became the first President born in the 19th century.
John F. Kennedy became the first President born in the 20th century.
Abraham Lincoln’s Vice President was named Andrew Johnson.
John F. Kennedy’s Vice President was named Lyndon Johnson.
Andrew Johnson’s name totals 13 letters.
Lyndon Johnson’s name totals 13 letters.
Andrew Johnson was a southern politician who, as Lincoln’s successor, inherited a contentious civil rights issue.
Lyndon Johnson was a southern politician who, as Kennedy’s successor, inherited a contentious civil rights issue.
Andrew Johnson was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson was born in 1908.
Abraham Lincoln and wife Mary lost a male child while in the White House.
John F. Kennedy and wife Jackie lost a male child while in the White House.
Abraham Lincoln’s only child to live to the next century, Richard Todd Lincoln, served in public life as U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain.
John F. Kennedy’s only child to live to the next century, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, served in public life as U.S. Ambassador to Japan.
Abraham Lincoln died from a gunshot wound to the head.
John F. Kennedy died from a gunshot wound to the head.
Abraham Lincoln was shot on a Friday.
John F. Kennedy was shot on a Friday.
