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