History  memory

Have  a history teacher explain this----- if they  can. 

 

 

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

Now it gets really  weird.

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. 

Now hang on to your seat. 

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 kicker..

A week before  Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe , Maryland 

A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with  Marilyn Monroe.