strange 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.
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> > 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.
> >
> > Now it gets really weird.
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> > Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
> > Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.
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> > 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.
> >
> > 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.'
> >
> > Lincoln was shot in a theatre and his assassin ran and hid in a
> >warehouse.
> > Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a
>theatre.
> >
> >
> > Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
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> >
> > A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe , Maryland
> > A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.