History Lesson

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.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.
Both presidents were named for their grandfathers

Both married dark-haired, twenty-four-year-old women.
Both wives were fluent in French.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.

Both had no fear of their mortality and disdained bodyguards.
Both often stated how easy it would be to shoot a president.

Both Presidents were shot in the head.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.

Both were shot in the presence of their wives.
Both wives held the bullet-torn heads of their husbands.

Now it gets really weird.

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 1838.
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 both assassinated before their trials.
Both assassins were killed with a single shot from a revolver.

Creepy huh? This is one history lesson people don't mind reading

I would like to thank Roger Norton of the Abraham Lincoln Research Site for clarifing a few facts for me. The original email I received contained a few errors and he has also provided me with some additional information.