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Interesting and shocking Facts - Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy

Published Friday, May 20, 2005

Here are some interesting facts for you to ponder over. It will definitely shock you!!

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.
Both successors were 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 'Kennedy.'
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.
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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8 Comments:

At 3:58 AM, Blogger Exceer said...
 
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that is quite interesting! thanks for the nice post :)

You are welcome! :0)

Lincoln was shot in the FORD Theater, not the Kennedy Theater.

durpy murphums rawr i had tea with abe lincoln earlier raah murph

it doesnt get much creepier than that..

yes, exactly, how you dare to write false things? Lincoln was killed in the theather called FORD, not Kennedy!!!

how dare you!!! i kill u

I think what was meant was that Lincoln was killed in a theater called Ford, and Kennedy was killed in a car called Lincoln MADE by Ford. Probably just a mix up.

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