The Mystery of History Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865 John F. Kennedy 1917-1963.

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The Mystery of History

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Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865

John F. Kennedy 1917-1963

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Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846

Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946

Lincoln was elected President in 1860

Kennedy was elected President in 1960

Both lost a child while living in White House

Both were directly concerned with Civil Rights

Both shot in the back of the head while wife was present

Lincoln shot at the Ford Theater

Kennedy shot in a Lincoln made by Ford

Lincoln-Kennedy Similarities

Both shot on a Friday

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Lincoln’s assassin was known by three names: John Wilkes Booth

Kennedy’s assassin was known by three names: Lee Harvey Oswald

Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and fled to a warehouse (barn)

Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and fled to a theater

Both assassins were killed before being brought to trial

Lincoln’s successor was Andrew Johnson born in 1808

Kennedy’s successor was Lyndon Johnson born in 1908

Lincoln-Kennedy Similarities