Unsettling Coincidences From History That Still Make No Sense

The parallels between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy have long drawn attention for their strange alignment. Both were elected to Congress and the presidency exactly 100 years apart, and both were assassinated on a Friday. Each was succeeded by a Southern vice president named Johnson, also born 100 years apart. While many of the links are coincidences or exaggerations, the overlap is detailed enough to remain unsettling.