Lincoln and Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights
Both wives lost children while in the White House
Both President were shot on a Friday
Both Presidents were shot in the head
Now wait... this gets weirder
Lincoln's secreatry was named Kennedy
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln
Both were shot 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 shot Lincoln, was born in 1839
Lee Harvey Oswald, who shot Kennedy, was born in 1939
Both assassins were known by their three names
Lincoln was shot in the theater called "Ford"
Kennedy was shot in a car called "Lincoln" made by Ford
Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin hid in a warehouse
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin hid in a theater
Both Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trial
A week before he was shot, Lincoln was in Monroe, Maryland
A week before he was shot, Kennedy was with Marilyn Monroe
