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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.
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'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.
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 15 letters.
Lincoln was
shot at the theater named 'Ford'.
Kennedy was shot in the car called
'Lincoln'.
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 with Marilyn
Monroe.
Creepy, huh?
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