Rocky Raccoon
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History Mystery
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.
- Lincoln was elected president in 1860.
- Kennedy was elected president in 1960.
- Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
- Both 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 are known by their three names.
- Both names are composed of 15 letters.
Now hang on to your seat...
- Lincoln was shot at a 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 both 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.
