Subject: Weird history
Have a history teacher explain this…if they
canAbraham 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, MarylandA week before Kennedy was shot, he was with
Marilyn Monroe.
