Josephine96 wrote:Well.. I was always told growing through high school.. that every president who was elected in a year ending in zero has either been killed, had a threat made against there life or died in office. Lets' just see what happens.
Not entirely true. I would bet that all presidents have had threats against their life.
Presidents Elected or Re-Elected in a Zero Year
1820 James Monroe
1840 William H Harrison *
1860 Abraham Lincoln *
1880 James Garfield *
1900 William McKinley *
1920 Warren Harding *
1940 Franklin D Roosevelt *
1960 John F Kennedy *
1980 Ronald Reagan
2000 George W Bush
* died in office
Presidents who Died in Office
James A Garfield
Warren Harding
William Henry Harrison
John F Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
William McKinley
Franklin D Roosevelt
Zachary Taylor
Presidents who were Assassinated
James Garfield Washington DC, July 2, 1881 (died September 19)
John F Kennedy Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963
Abraham Lincoln Washington DC, April 14, 1865 (died April 15)
William McKinley Buffalo, NY, September 6, 1901 (died September 14)
Presidents who Escaped Assassination Attempts
Andrew Jackson Washington DC, January 30, 1835
Gerald R Ford Sacramento CA, September 6, 1975
San Francisco CA, September 22, 1975
Ronald Reagan Washington DC, March 30,1981
Franklin D Roosevelt Miami Florida, February 15, 1933 %
Theodore Roosevelt Milwaukee, October 14, 1912 +
Harry S Truman Washington DC, November 1, 1950 *
% Whilst President-elect
+ After he had left the Presidency. He was shot on his way to
a rally for his Progressive (Bull Moose) Party. He delivered
a speech for 90 minutes with the bullet still in his chest.
* Two Puerto Rican nationalists shot and killed one police officer
and injured another guarding Blair House with intent to assassinate
President Truman who was living there while the White House was
under repair. He himself was not actually shot at.