>Abe Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846
>JFK was elected to Congress in 1946
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>Abe was elected President in 1860
>JFK was elected President in 1960
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>The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters
>Both were particularly concerned with civil rights
>Both their wives lost their children while living in the
>House
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>Both Presidents were shot on a Friday
>Both were shot in the head
>Both were in the presence of their wives
>The Secretary of each President warned them not to go to the
>theatre and Dallas, respectively
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>Lincoln's Secretary was named Kennedy
>Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln
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>Both were assasinated by Southerners
>Both were succeeded by Southerners
>Both successors were named Johnson
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>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 have 15 letters
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>Booth ran from the theatre and was captured in a warehouse
>Oswald ran from the warehouse and was captured in a theatre
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>To cap it all off, Booth and Oswald were assassinated before trial
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>Mystery or statistical coincidence?
>