AN INTERESTING HISTORY LESSON

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


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


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Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.


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Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.


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Now it gets really weird.


Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.


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Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.


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


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John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.


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Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.


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Now hang on to your seat.


Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln' made by 'Ford.'


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Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.


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Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.


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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.