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Often from the mouth of an unjustly offended, not holding a weapon to take revenge on the offender, the desperate “yes, damn you!” sounds It would seem that what is dangerous in these words? However it is not easy concussion. In another curse is a terrible power invisible death from which there is no escape. Some curses went down in history and received the status of “Great”.
Curse of the Grand Master
By the beginning of the 14th century, the Templar Order, originally founded for protecting pilgrims to holy places, turned into a powerful and richest organization. The Templars did not submit to either the church or to the state. The power of the order extended to France, England, Germany, Italy, Spain. In the most remote nook of Europe had his own informant, at each royal court – his spy.
Being engaged in usury and trade, the order has accumulated unthinkable wealth. He owned whole counties and castles, he had his own fleet and its port. Among the debtors of the order were noble persons European royal houses and even many monarchs, including King of France Philip IV the Beautiful, who saw in the Templars a serious threat to their power.
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October 13, 1307 were simultaneously arrested in France about 5,000 Templars, led by Grand Master Jacques de Molay. All property of the order was confiscated to the royal treasury. Dad Clement V did not defend the Templars. Nominally subordinate the pope the order has long existed as an independent structure, which could not help but worry the pontiff. In addition, Clement himself was owed to the Templars. Dad published a bull calling for European monarchs support the initiative of the king of France and also eliminate Order of the Templars in their lands. As a payment, dad “gave” monarchs property of the order.
March 18, 1314, after 7 years of interrogation and torture, the 23rd last The Grand Master of the Order was publicly burned at the stake. Already in clubs smoke Jacques de Molay cursed the king, pope and adviser to king Guillaume de Nogare, who served as the keeper of the seal and played a key role in organizing the defeat of the order. Flames de Mollet promised that in less than a year, all three would appear on God’s judgment.
Not even a month had passed before dad died. Followed him Nogare. In November 1314, Philip IV died. The curse struck and all kind of king. Within 14 years, all three died one after the other his sons, leaving no heirs. Capetian Dynasty stopped. The curse has come true.
Curse of an Indian Chief
In 1811, the United States, moving west, faced an alliance Native American tribes, the so-called The Tecumse Confederation, named for its military leader. The confederation consisted of 15 tribes, the combat core constituted a detachment of 3,000 people. The turning point of the war was the battle of Tippecan, where the Indians were defeated.
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After the defeat, Tecumseh sent together with one of the prisoners a message to the commander of the American forces, General Harrison, known as the Curse of Tecumseh. Indian chief predicted that “Harrison would become the Great Leader, but soon after this will die. And every Great Leader, chosen after 20 years, will be die. And burying the next Great Leader, let white people remember the death of my people. ”
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And now just the facts
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1. General Harry Harrison triumphed in 1840 presidency, took the oath on March 4, and died on April 4 pneumonia, having stayed with the president for only 32 days.
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2. In 1860, Abraham Lincoln became president. In 1865 he was shot dead in the theater during a performance by actor Booth, supporter of the southerners.
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3. In 1880, James Garfield became president. June 2, 1881 he was wounded by Charles Guitot and died on September 19.
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4. William McKinley became president in 1896, re-elected in 1900. September 6, 1901 American anarchist Leon Cholgosh twice shot at the president. A wound in the stomach was fatal.
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5. In 1920, the White House was occupied by Warren Harding. Nobody in it shot, but before the end of the presidential term he did not reach and died in 1923 without having survived a stroke.
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6.1940 year. The White House is occupied by Franklin Roosevelt for the third time. He could be the first to overcome the curse, but was re-elected to 1944 and died in 1945.
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7. John Kennedy Elected in 1960 was shot dead in Dallas at 1963.
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8. 1980 President Ronald Reagan was the first to not be shot. and who died as an ex-president. Apparently, after more than 100 years, the power of the curse began to weaken. But he got it: in 1981 Reagan suffered an assassination attempt and received a bullet in the lung.
9. The next “damned” George W. Bush (US President 2001-2009) got off with a slight startle: May 10, 2005 during a visit Tbilisi grenade thrown at him did not even explode. Power of the curse has run out.
No probability theory can explain this pattern. can. It remains only to believe in the “curse of Tecumseh.”
So try not to get scary words, and do not throw curses yourself.
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