abhishek kumar

March 24th, 2007 at 7:16 pm

Lincoln and Kennedy

Today I got a mail from my classmate Sarthak Jain. The mail was related to some interesing historical details which are rarely found in history books. No history teacher told us the following( I suppose)

  • 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 a child while living in the  WhiteHouse.
  • Both Presidents were shot on Friday.
    Both Presidents were shot in the head.
  • 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 1839
    Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born 1939
  • Both assassins were known by their three names.
    Both names are composed of fifteen letters.
  • Lincoln was shot at the theater named  “Ford.”
    Kennedy was shot in a car called “Lincoln” made by “Ford.”
  • Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
  • A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
    A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.
  • 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.

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