Lincoln vs. Kennedy

Many have probably heard this before, but I thought I would share it in the hopes of reaching someone new:

• 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 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' 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 assassinated before their trials.
  
  And here's the grand finale:
  
  
• A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
• A week before Kennedy was shot, he was in Marilyn Monroe.

Isn’t history great?!