The Unspeakable Tragedy Ronald Reagan's Assassination Attempt

The Chronicle's front page from March 31, 1981, covers the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan and the wounding of three other men. In April 2021, our nation marked the 40th anniversary of the attempt to assassinate President Ronald Wilson Reagan. On March 30, 1981, President Reagan and his ... It's been four decades since the attempt on President Ronald Reagan's life. News4's Pat Collins looks back on March 30, 1981: the day that ... John Hinckley Jr., the would-be assassin who almost killed President Ronald Reagan, will be freed after 35 years in a mental hospital, ... I really did, in U S Army uniform, as Reagan was the Antichrist. And President Reagan really deserved to be shot and even killed as then he was ... (CNN) - Tuesday marks ... The 30th of March, 1981, the delusional John Hinckley Jr. tries to kill president Ronald Reagan. His life hangs on a thin thread at the hospital. On March 30, 1981, fewer than 100 days into President Ronald Reagan's first year in office, John Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate the president outside ... 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 ... 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 ...