 Abraham
Lincoln |
 John F.
Kennedy |
| elected to Congress in 1846 |
elected to Congress in 1946 |
| elected President in 1860 |
elected President in 1960 |
| particularly concerned with civil rights |
particularly concerned with civil rights |
| wives lost a child while living in the White House |
wives lost a child while living in the White House |
| shot on a Friday |
shot on a Friday |
| shot in the head |
shot in the head |
| Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy |
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln |
| assassinated by Southerners |
assassinated by Southerners |
| succeeded by Southerners named Johnson |
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, accused of assassinating Kennedy, was
born in 1939 |
| Lincoln was shot at the theater named "Ford." |
Kennedy was shot in a car called "Lincoln" made by "Ford."
|
| Both assassins were known by their three names |
Both assassins were known by their three names |
| Both names are composed of fifteen letters |
Both names are composed of fifteen letters |
| Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials |
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 accused assassin
ran to a theater |