The Curse of US Elections in Years That End in 0

I learned a lot of things because of school but not in school.  I went on an amazing field trip in Grade 9 that included a day in Dallas.  We were able to see the window in the Book Depository building where Oswald shot JFK and we were able to go to the grassy knoll.  We had an imaginative teacher who alerted us to the curse of US elections in years that end in 0.  It happens every twenty years.  

I never went further back than 1900.  President William McKinley was re-elected in 1900 only to be assassinated in 1901.  v

In 1920, President Harding won a landslide.  He died in 1923 before completing his term.  

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the longest serving President of the United States having served before the two term limit was established.  He was re-elected in 1940.  Although he survived that term, he was elected again in 1944 and died shortly after that not completing his term.  

In the 1960 election, John F Kennedy was elected and then assassinated.  

In 1980, Ronald Reagan was elected President.  He was re-elected in 1984, however, he did have to survive a serious attempt on his life in his first term.  

In 2000, George Bush became President.  He survived his first term as well as his second, however, he was the President during 9/11 so I think that qualifies as keeping the curse alive.  

And now, 2020.  So far, one of the most divisive elections ever and it seems that is going to continue long after the election.  It is just the curse of elections in years that end with 0.  

I never learned this in school, but, I never would have known this if not for school.