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Sep 10, 2005 17:29

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.

John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

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Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.

John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

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The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.

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Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.

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Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.

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Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.

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Both were shot in the head.

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Lincoln's secretary, Kennedy, warned him not to go to the theatre.

Kennedy's secretary, Lincoln, warned him not to go to Dallas.

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Both were assassinated by Southerners.

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Both were succeeded by Southerners.

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Both successors were named Johnson.

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Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.

Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

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John Wilkes Booth was born in 1839.

Lee Harvey Oswald was born in 1939.

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Both assassins were known by their three names.

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Both names are comprised of fifteen letters

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Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.

Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.

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Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials
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