“The Curse of Tippecanoe (also known as Tecumseh’s Curse or the 20 Year Presidential Curse) is the supposed pattern of deaths in office of presidents of the United States elected in years that are evenly divisible by 20,1 since the 1840 election. Because of the timing of presidential elections, these are also those taking place in years ending with 0. The presidents fitting this description were William Henry Harrison (elected in 1840), Abraham Lincoln (1860), James A. Garfield (1880), William McKinley (1900), Warren G. Harding (1920), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1940) and John F. Kennedy (1960).
William Henry Harrison, nicknamed Old Tippecanoe, died just a month after taking office in 1841. His death is the first attributed to the Curse of Tippecanoe.
Ronald Reagan (1980) was seriously wounded by gunshot, but survived more than 15 years after his second term. George W. Bush (2000) survived his terms in office, despite an assassination attempt. Thomas Jefferson (1800) and James Monroe (1820) preceded the supposed curse, and outlived their presidencies by 17 and 6 years, respectively.
The winner of the 2020 election would be next in line to this purported curse. The major national news outlets announced on November 7, 2020 that they projected Joe Biden as the 2020 winner, and thus he would presumably take office on January 20, 2021.”
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