The Shot Heard 'Round the World' Ronald Reagan's Assassination Attempt

(CNN) - Tuesday marks ... On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C. hotel by a drifter named John Hinckley Jr. The ... When President Ronald Reagan was shot on March 30, 1981, chaos ensued behind the scenes at the White House. With no real protocol in place for such a ... The assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump has parallels to the last time a president or presidential candidate was wounded — in ... On March 30, 1981, Hinckley shot a .22 caliber Röhm RG-14 revolver six times at former President Reagan as he left the Hilton Hotel in ... It happened on a dreary March afternoon in 1981. President Ronald Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton hotel after giving a speech to a ... Radiography of the chest played a central role in the care of President Ronald Reagan who, in 1981, became the only president of the United States to ... March 30, 1981 - President Reagan exits the Hilton Hotel in Washington. Hinckley is waiting for him in the crowd and begins shooting. One bullet ... The Chronicle's front page from March 31, 1981, covers the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan and the wounding of three other men. A series of stunning photos show the moment when gunfire rang out toward President Ronald Reagan. Credit: The Associated Press file photo. icon ...