The Curse of Tecumseh is a legend that every 20 years, starting with William Henry Harrison, the president-elect would die. Eight US presidents have died while in office, with four being assassinated. Ronald Reagan’s survival of an assassination attempt is believed to have ended the curse. Eight US presidents have died while in office, since […]
The American Civil War resulted in the deaths of 620,000 Americans, equivalent to 6 million people today. It lasted from 1861 to 1865 and ended slavery, but at the cost of 2% of the American population. It had the highest death toll of any American war and was triggered by the Confederate Army’s attack on […]
