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Today in 1839,the famed “Curse of Tecumseh” aka “Curse of Tippecanoe” was issued by Shawnee Indian Tenskwatawa (also known as “The Prophet”)against “the Great White Father” for violating Indian treaties following the battle of Tippecanoe. The curse directed that every president elected in a year divisible by ‘20’ would die in office, beginning the curious cycle of American Presidential deaths. Alleged “victims” included Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. Who “broke” the curse? Ronald Reagan.
Today in 1847,Mormon pioneer William Clayton invented the modern odometer while crossing the plains in his covered wagon, because he got tired of counting the revolutions of a rag tied to a spoke of a wagon wheel to figure out how many miles he had traveled.
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Today in 1607, the first English colony in America landed at Cape Henry, Virginia.
Today in 1865,Abraham Lincoln s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was shot and killed by federal soldiers near Bowling Green, Virginia.
Today in 1954,nationwide test of Salk anti-polio vaccine began.
Today in 1968, more than 75 students seized the administration building at Ohio State. Members of the Black Student Union, they staged a “lock-in” – and demanded open off-campus housing, the hiring of more minority faculty, and the teaching of courses on African-American history and culture. University officials brought criminal charges against 34 students who participated in the demonstration – later dropping all charges with the exception of those against the group’s leader, John Evans. He and seven other students were also expelled.
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