Ronald Reagan's Assassination The Tragedy That Shocked America

On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously wounded outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John W. Hinckley Jr. Also wounded were White ... He was taken to hospital where on arrival he quipped to his wife, Nancy, “I'm sorry, honey, I forgot to duck”, then put doctors at ease in the ... Though the threat to the then-president's life was downplayed at the time, the shooting nearly killed Reagan and left two others with permanent ... John Warnock Hinckley Jr., who spent 35 years in a psychiatric hospital following the 1981 shooting of President Ronald Reagan, ... 22-caliber revolver at the president, who had his hand raised, waving to the crowd. The bullet hit Reagan's ribcage, just inches from his heart, ... On March 30, 1981, John W. Hinckley, Jr., shot President Ronald Reagan and several others in a failed assassination attempt. The FBI conducted an extensive ... “A young gunman ambushed President Reagan at close range yesterday and fired six shots from a .22-caliber pistol — one of them piercing the ... March 30, 1981 – At 2:25 pm EST, President Ronald Reagan comes out of the Hilton Hotel in Washington. Hinckley is waiting for him in the crowd ... It happened on a dreary March afternoon in 1981. President Ronald Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton hotel after giving a speech to a ... President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest on Monday, March 30, 1981, by John W. Hinckley Jr., 25. But, Reagan wasn't the only victim.