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 of their wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both were shot in the head.
Both were shot with one bullet.
Both were rumored to be killed in a conspiracy.
Neither was confirmed to be a conspiracy.
Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theater.
Kennedy was shot in a card made by the Ford Motor Company (a Lincoln no less)
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.
Their first names both contain six letters.
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 comprise fifteen letters.
Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.
Both assassins were assassinated before their trials.
The only complete filming of Kennedy's assasination was shot by Abraham Zapruder.
The only complete account of Lincoln's assasination was written by John Zelfindorfer.
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was with friends in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with his friend Marilyn Monroe.
Lincoln's last child, Tad, had his funeral held on July 16, 1871.
Later he was exhumed and moved to a different grave site.
Kennedy's son JFK Jr. was lost at sea on July 16, 1999.
Later he was found, brought up, and then re-burried at sea
There are various attributes that Martin Luther King and John F Kennedy had in common. They were both assassinated for what they believed in and used peaceful protests to push for social and political reforms.
They both were/are Democrats and fairly liberal with federal money for social programs. They both were young for presidents and had attractive wives and two children with them in the White House. They both wrote ( or ghosted) books that gave them favorable press and both were excellent public speakers. Both were above average athletes in their primes. They both earned degress from Harvard U.
They are the last two U.S. Presidents who died in office.
Civil Rights
they both wanted to have civil rights
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nonviolent demonstrations
Martin Luther king jr
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Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhit, Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez died of natural causes on 23 April 1993.
January 12, 1990
led nonviolent boycotts
Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King,Jr
Martin Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez, Justin Dart, and Earl Warren.
Mother Teresa was a woman and Martin was a man. Mother Teresa gave away everything she had and built hospitals for dying people and martin couldn't because he was black. mother teresa was a nun and martin was not a munk. martin was assasinated and mother Teresa died of a heart attack.
Martin Luther King Junior, Rosa Parks, Cesar Chavez, just to name a few. Hope I helped!
Cesar Chavez never met each other. It's sad but true.