Some weird history information!

HISTORY MYSTERY

Have a history teacher explain this----- if they can.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.

John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

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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.

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Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.

Both Presidents were shot in the head.

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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.

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John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln , was born in 1839.

Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939

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Both assassins were known by their three names.

Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

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Now hang on to your seat.

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Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'

Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln ' made by 'Ford.'

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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.

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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.