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| Abraham Lincoln |
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| John F. . Kennedy |
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.
Lincoln
was elected President in 1860.
Kennedy
was elected President in 1960.
Both
were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both
wives lost a child while living in the White House,
Both
Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both
Presidents were shot in the head.
NOW
IT GETS 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.
Andrew
Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was
born in 1908.
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.
NOW
HANG ON TO YOUR SEAT!
Lincoln
was shot a the theater named "Ford”
Kennedy
was shot in a "Lincoln" car made by “Ford".
Booth
and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
HERE
S THE KICKER!
A
week before Lincoln was shot, in Monroe, Maryland.
A
week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.
BUT WAIT! THERES MORE!
Lincoln was shot in a
theater and the assassin ran to a
warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a
warehouse and the assassin ran to
a theater.
