---------- Abe Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846 JFK was elected to Congress in 1946 Abe was elected President in 1860 JFK was elected President in 1960 The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters Both were particularly concerned with civil rights Both their wives lost their children while living in the House Both Presidents were shot on a Friday Both were shot in the head Both were in the presence of their wives The Secretary of each President warned them not to go to the theatre and Dallas, respectively Lincoln's Secretary was named Kennedy Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln Both were assasinated by Southerners Both were succeeded by Southerners Both successors were 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 have 15 letters Booth ran from the theatre and was captured in a warehouse Oswald ran from the warehouse and was captured in a theatre To cap it all off, Booth and Oswald were assassinated before trial Mystery or statistical coincidence? ================================================================================