I recieved this as a forward message!

>Have a history teacher explain this----- if they can.
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>Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
>John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
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>Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
>John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
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>Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
>Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
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>Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
>Both Presidents were shot in the head.
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>Now it gets really weird.
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>Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
>Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.
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>Both were assassinated by Southerners.
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>Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
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>Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
>Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
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>John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839. Lee
>Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
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>Both assassins were known by their three names.
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>Both names are composed of fifteen letters.
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>Now hang on to your seat.
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>Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
>Kennedy was shot in a car called 'Lincoln' made by 'Ford.'
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>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
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>Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
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>And here's the kicker.......
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>A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
>A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe..
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>Creepy huh?