Originally posted by: AFSCrazy
-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 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.
-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 are composed of fifteen letters.
-Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Kennedy.'
Kennedy was shot in a 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 in Marilyn Monroe.
