"Adams' curse" refers to the belief that every other president of the United States from the Adams family has been elected in a year divisible by 20. This curse is linked to the two presidents from the Adams family: John Adams (1797-1801) and John Quincy Adams (1825-1829).
Here's how the curse works:
- John Adams was elected in 1797.
- John Quincy Adams was elected in 1825.
Since then, every other president from the Adams family has been elected in a year divisible by 20:
- John Adams (1797)
- John Quincy Adams (1825)
- No other Adams (1841, 1845, 1849, 1853, 1857, 1861, 1865, 1869, 1873, 1877, 1881, 1885, 1889, 1893, 1897, 1901, 1905, 1909, 1913, 1917, 1921, 1925, 1929, 1933, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021)
- No other Adams (2025, 2029, 2033, 2037, 2041, 2045, 2049, 2053, 2057, 2061, 2065, 2069, 2073, 2077, 2081, 2085, 2089, 2093, 2097, 2101)
It's important to note that this is a purely coincidental pattern. There's no evidence to suggest any actual curse, and the pattern is likely a result of random chance.
