*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.

*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.

*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.

Creepy huh?