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Kennedy & Lincoln

This isn't so much a funny as a very nifty bit of coincidental history.

A Little Piece of American History...

  • 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 Friday.
  • Both were shot in the head.
Here is an interesting one...
  • 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 comprise 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 both 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.

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