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Curse of Tippecanoe

The Curse of Tippecanoe (also known as Tecumseh's Curse, the 20-year Curse[1] or the Zero Curse[2]) is an urban legend[3] about the deaths in office of presidents of the United States who were elected in years that end with the digit 0, which all are divisible by 20.

The presidents elected on such years from 1840 to 1960 died in office: William Henry Harrison (1840), Abraham Lincoln (1860), James A. Garfield (1880), William McKinley (1900), Warren G. Harding (1920), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1940) and John F. Kennedy (1960). These are seven of the eight total presidents who have died in office. Since 1960, the three presidents who were elected on applicable years have not died in office. Ronald Reagan (1980) and George W. Bush (2000) survived their terms in office. Joe Biden (2020) is the current president and next in line.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_Tippecanoe
Reagan was shot but survived.
GW Bush had a shoe thrown at him.
Obviously the curse is losing its power.
(10-02-2022, 08:54 AM)mikesez Wrote: [ -> ]Reagan was shot but survived.
GW Bush had a shoe thrown at him.
Obviously the curse is losing its power.

Nothing like a good patsie to get the juice flowing again though.