priya
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN & JOHN F. KENNEDY - Matter of 100
Years Difference
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 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 really 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.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy,
was born in1908.
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 at the theatre named
"Ford."
Kennedy was shot in a car called
"Lincoln" made
by "Ford."
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.
Lincoln was shot in a theatre and
the assassin ran
to a
warehouse.
and Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and
the assassin ran
to a
theatre. |
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