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Have a history teacher explain this, if they can?
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.
The names Lincoln and Kennedy each
contain seven letters.
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.
Lincoln was assassinated in 1863
Kennedy was assassinated in 1963
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners.
Both successors were 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.
Booth ran from the theater and was
caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was
caught in a theater.
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
in Marilyn Monroe.
Have a history teacher explain this, if they can?
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.
The names Lincoln and Kennedy each
contain seven letters.
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.
Lincoln was assassinated in 1863
Kennedy was assassinated in 1963
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners.
Both successors were 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.
Booth ran from the theater and was
caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was
caught in a theater.
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
in Marilyn Monroe.