This fascinating piece explores the eerie parallels and coincidences between the lives and assassinations of two of America's most iconic presidents, Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. From their elections to Congress and the Presidency exactly 100 years apart, to their similar concerns with civil rights, and even their assassinations by men from the South with fifteen-lettered three-word names, the uncanny similarities extend far beyond what one might expect. The text even delves into the personal lives of both presidents, including their wives' experiences in the White House and the haunting synchronicities of their final weeks. Despite its macabre subject matter, this intriguing comparison of Lincoln and Kennedy's lives makes for an engrossing, if somewhat unsettling, history lesson that you'll want to share.
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 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.
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.
Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
Kennedy was shot in a car called 'Lincoln.'
Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught 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 with Marilyn Monroe.
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