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Presidential Anomalies There has been a very unusual historical occurrence involving the presidency since the early 19th Century. Every candidate that had run for the office of President of the United States in an election year at the beginning of a decade has either been assassinated, died, or had been shot while in office. This historical anomaly is very peculiar going into the election of 2000, and should perhaps give the respective candidates pause. Starting with …

…recession in his first term the economic program seemed to work. From late 1982 to 1988, America enjoyed the longest peacetime economic explanation in its history. After only serving 70 days in office, a would be assassin’s bullet lodged in President Reagan’s chest. His reaction to the brush with death displayed a fortitude rarely seen outside the movies. “Honey, I forgot to duck”, he told his wife. Within days, Reagan was back in the presidential saddle.