Presidential Assassination Trivia

"History Lesson": courtesy of Mom via email

Presidents elected in a year ending with a "0"
Note that these are in increments of 20 years:

• 1840: William Henry Harrison (died in office)
• 1860: Abraham Lincoln (assassinated)
• 1880: James A. Garfield (assassinated)
• 1900: William McKinley (assassinated)
• 1920: Warren G. Harding (died in office)
• 1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (died in office)
• 1960: John F. Kennedy (assassinated)
• 1980: Ronald Reagan (survived assassination attempt)
• 2000: George W. Bush ???????????? And to think that we had two guys fighting it out in the courts to be the one elected in 2000.

Lincoln and Kennedy

Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy share some common connections:

• Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
• John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
• Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
• John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
• Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
• Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
• Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
• Both Presidents were shot in the head.

Now it gets really weird...

• Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
• Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.
• Both were assassinated by Southerners.
• Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson...
• Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
• Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
• John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
• Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
• Both assassins were known by their three names.
• Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

Hang on to your seat...

• Lincoln was shot at the theater named Ford.
• Kennedy was shot in a car called Lincoln made by Ford.
• Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

And here's the kicker...

• A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
• A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.

Creepy, huh? Feel free to share this with others, because this is one history lesson many people don't mind reading...