Curse of Tippecanoe
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The Curse of Tippecanoe is an urban legend about the deaths in office of presidents of the United States who were elected in years divisible by 20. According to the legend, Tenskwatawa, leader of Nati
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.
William Henry Harrison by James Reid Lambdin, 1835
Abraham Lincoln O 77 matte collodion print
James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated
On March 30, 1981, Ronald Reagan, the president of the United States, was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. outside of the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., as Reagan was returning to his lim
Curse of Tippecanoe
…old, dying at that age on December 29, 2024. Since the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, no president has died in office. Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded two months after his 1981 inauguration. Days after Reagan survived the shooting, columnist Jack Anderson wrote "Reagan and the Eerie Zero Factor" in…
Reagan waves shortly before he is shot. From left are advance man Rick Ahearn; Jerry Parr, in a white trench coat, who pushed Reagan into the limousine; White House press secretary James Brady, who was disabled by a gunshot to the head; Reagan; aide Michael Deaver; an unidentified policeman; policeman Thomas Delahanty, who was shot in the neck; and Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy, who was shot in the chest.
Secret Service agents cover Press Secretary James Brady and the police officer Thomas Delahanty during the assassination attempt of Reagan. Secret Service Agent Robert Wanko can be seen unfolding the stock of an Uzi in case of further attack.
Hinckley's Röhm RG-14 revolver and the armored-glass limousine window that was struck by Hinckley's fifth shot. On display at the US Secret Service's restricted-access museum, 2022.
Secretary of State Alexander Haig speaks to the press about the shooting.