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

Lincoln was Elected President in 1860

Kennedy was Elected President in 1960

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights

Both wives lost a child while living in the Whitehouse,

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday,

Both Presidents were shot in the head,

NOW IT GETS 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,

Andrew 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 Assassin's were known by their three names,

Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

NOW HOLD ONTO YOUR SEAT!

Lincoln was shot at the Theater named "Ford"

Kennedy was shot in a "Lincoln" car made by Ford!

Booth and Oswald were Assassinated before their trials.

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

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!

Lincoln was shot in a Theater and the Assassin ran to a

Warehouse,

Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and the Assassin ran to a Theater.

HOW MENTAL IS THAT!!