What day of the week were Lincoln and JFK assassinated?
Chapter 1

The synchronized timelines of two presidents

Chapter 2

The eerie details of the assassinations

Chapter 3

Math, myths, and the psychology of coincidence

YOUR GOAL

Master of The Lincoln and Kennedy coincidences

Ch 2 · The eerie details of the assassinations
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The Southern successors named Johnson

futura Both presidents were succeeded by Southern Democrats named Johnson who were born 100 years apart.

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The bizarre theater-warehouse crossover

futura The locations of the assassins' actions and captures swapped roles in a strange mirror image.

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History's Double Take
BETA

futura Match the parallel clues to discover the eerie coincidences between Lincoln and Kennedy.

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Fun Fact

The Ford connection: President Kennedy was riding in a Lincoln Continental car, manufactured by the Ford Motor Company, when he was shot.

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Glossary
assassination (noun)
The murder of a prominent or important person, typically for political reasons. Both presidents were shot in the head on a Friday while seated next to their wives.

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Gossip

Which assassin mirror-image detail is the wildest?

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Quiz

On what specific day of the week were both Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy assassinated?

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futura The Southern successors named Johnson

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Quiz

Where was Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, ultimately trapped and killed?

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futura The double-barreled assassin names

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Quiz

Where did Lee Harvey Oswald flee and get arrested after shooting John F. Kennedy?

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Quiz

Who succeeded John F. Kennedy as president of the United States in 1963?

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Which first lady was sitting directly next to her husband when he was shot?

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What was the birth year of Andrew Johnson, Abraham Lincoln's vice president and successor?

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Quiz

In what type of vehicle was John F. Kennedy riding when he was assassinated in Dallas?

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Quiz

How many letters are in the full names of both assassins, John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald?

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