Here's a little part of US history which makes you wonder...

* 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.

* The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.
* Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.

* Both wives lost their husbands while living in the White House.
* Both presidents were shot on a Friday.
* Both 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.

* 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 are comprised of fifteen letters.

* Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.
* Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught 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 in Marilyn Monroe.