From: utzoo!decvax!yale-com!freeman Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Re: Is Reagan Fated To Die In Office? Article-I.D.: yale-com.870 Posted: Sat Feb 12 15:39:35 1983 Received: Sun Feb 13 06:34:59 1983 References: yale-com.867 The origin of the Twenty Year Curse dates back to an Indian curse placed on Indian fighter turned President William H. Harrison in 1840. Reagan's age seems the perfect excuse for the continuation of the curse. The last time I discussed this I found myself betting $100 that he would survive his first term in office. Whether or not I should hope to win my bet is debatable but according to the rule, a second term death satisfies the curse (i.e. Lincoln). At any rate, 120 years of a coincidence is enough to make anybody wonder. - Andrew Freeman