As legend goes, after the army of General William Henry Harrison defeated the coalition of British and Native American forces in the Battle of the Thames in October 30, 1813, Tenskwatawa, the brother of the fallen Shawnee leader Tecumseh, subsequently placed a curse on Harrison that he would be elected president of the United States and die while in office; as will every other president elected in the year ending in the same number as him.
Tenskwatawa, the "prophet"
Fatefully, Harrison was elected the nation's ninth president in 1840 under the newly created Whig party. On April 4, 1841, only 32 days into office, Harrison died of pneumonia famously caught while making his extremely long inauguration speech out in the cold in March. Tenskwatawa was right so far.
William Henry Harrison, the 9th President of the United States
What's even more impressive is that Tenskwatawa continued to be right as every single American president elected in a year ending in a zero after Harrison died in office.
And then came March 30, 1981...
Tenskwatawa, the "prophet"
Fatefully, Harrison was elected the nation's ninth president in 1840 under the newly created Whig party. On April 4, 1841, only 32 days into office, Harrison died of pneumonia famously caught while making his extremely long inauguration speech out in the cold in March. Tenskwatawa was right so far.
William Henry Harrison, the 9th President of the United States
What's even more impressive is that Tenskwatawa continued to be right as every single American president elected in a year ending in a zero after Harrison died in office.
And then came March 30, 1981...