The Reagan Assassination Attempt A Lesson in Courage and Determination

On 30 March 1981, just 69 days into his presidency, Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded outside the Washington Hilton by John Hinckley Jr in an assassination ... It was one of those two shots that hit the president under his left arm, grazing a rib and narrowly missing his heart. The sixth shot traveled across the ... 40 YEARS AGO TODAY: On March 30, 1981, an attempted assassin shot President Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. Ranked as one of America's top hospitals, UCLA Health provides the best care at its 4 hospitals and more than 250 locations throughout Southern California. Read CNN's John Hinckley Jr. Fast Facts and learn about the man who attempted to kill President Ronald Reagan, but was found not guilty by ... Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. when he was shot. He had been delivering a speech to the AFL-CIO and had ... President Ronald Reagan is pushed into the president's limousine by secret service agents after being shot outside a Washington hotel, March 30, ... It marks the spot where, 40 years ago today, President Ronald Reagan was shot and injured when would-be assassin John Hinckley fired six bullets ... Washington, D.C., when John Hinckley Jr., attempted to assassinate him. ... shot beneath his left arm pit, and rushed him into emergency surgery ... On March 30, 1981, Reagan was exiting the Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC, where he had just given a speech before members of the AFL-CIO. As he ...