Part one of term paper
On April 15, 1865, a tragedy took place as Abraham Lincoln was shot to death by John Wilkes Booth. One hundred years later a similar tragedy took place on November 22, 1963, as John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. The coincidental deaths of both of these presidents led to a great downfall in American history, but it also ...

Part two of term paper
... age of 51, Lincoln became the 16th President of the United States (O’ Sullivan 10). He led the Union to victory in the American Civil War and brought an end to slavery. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865 and was then succeeded by his vice president, Andrew Johnson. One hundred years later another president by the name of John F. Kennedy relived almost the same experience. John F. Kennedy was elected to the United States Congress in 1946. In November of 1960, when Kennedy was 43 ...