From: utzoo!decvax!cca!ima!johnl Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Re: Orphaned Response - (nf) Article-I.D.: ima.290 Posted: Mon Feb 14 03:21:53 1983 Received: Wed Feb 16 04:56:18 1983 #R:yale-com:-86700:ima:17500001:000:596 ima!johnl Feb 14 00:12:00 1983 Indeed, every president elected in a year ending in 0 has died in office since 1840: 1840 W. H. Harrison 1860* Lincoln 1880* Garfield 1900* McKinley 1920 Harding 1940 F. D. Roosevelt 1960* Kennedy Note that the starred presidents were assasinated, the others died of natural causes. Near misses don't count, T. Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, and Ford all survived serious attempts. John Levine, decvax!yale-co!jrl, ucbvax!cbosgd!ima!johnl, research!ima!johnl PS: If they taught history decently in elementary schools, all of you (except perhaps the Canadians) would know all this.