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Question

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.

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.

Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln .

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

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.

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.

I'm English, it's new to me/most of us!

Answer 1

I'm an ancient American who remembers much of the doings around JFK and had studied Lincoln a bit, and I knew nothing of any of these! Shows how much thought a teenager puts into stuff, doesn't it?

thanks a lot for your post, I think it's terrific. A star for you!

EDIT: And to all those who knew already, congrats on the trivia front. I never even got on the 'net til recently, which may explain a bit. Never watched TV for years. I read books and wrote... and a lot of other stuff... just living! ;-}

Answer 2

This has been going around since 1964, the year after Kennedy's assassination. There has only been one slight modification to it since then (other than the Marilyn Monroe bit).

The version of it in 1964 ended with "Andrew Johnson was not elected to another term." That was because Lyndon Johnson was running against Barry Goldwater at the time. After Johnson's landslide victory, the line was dropped.

Answer 3

Yep, thats been going on around on the internet for years.

Answer 4

Everything is true except we all know oswald did not kill kennedy, or at least by himself.

Answer 5

I never knew this,you did a research,great fact.

Answer 6

Yeah it was in a book, thats creepy though

Answer 7

That goes to show you, that history really repeats itself!!

Answer 8

I knew lots off it but not all

Answer 9

cool