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A History Lesson
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 fifteen letters.
Lincoln
was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
Kennedy
was shot in a car called ' Lincoln' made by 'Ford.'
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.
Booth
and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
A week
before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
A week
before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.