The Bravery Amidst Chaos Heroes of the Ronald Reagan Shooting

The last attempt to assassinate a U.S. president or presidential candidate was in 1981, when Ronald Reagan was shot ... Find CBC News on ... On March 30, 1981, John W. Hinckley, Jr., shot President Ronald Reagan and several others in a failed assassination attempt. On March 30, 1981, Ronald Reagan was walking out of the Washington Hilton Hotel where he had just addressed labor leaders when the mentally ... ... was over, he rushed outside to get a shot of the President waving to the crowd before getting into his limousine. “That day was the first day I ... A note written to actress Jodie Foster from John Hinckley, Jr. on March 6, 1981, just over three weeks before President Reagan was shot. Growing ... When President Ronald Reagan was shot on this day, March 30, in 1981, it was anything but funny. The assassination attempt by John W ... On January 20, 1981, Reagan took office. Only 69 days later he was shot by a would-be assassin, but quickly recovered and returned to duty. His grace and wit ... March 30, 1981: Reagan exits a Washington, D.C., hotel when gunman John Hinckley Jr. fires. · March 29, 2016. 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, ... seriously wounded the president and three others on March 30, 1981. The incident marked the first time a sitting U.S. president survived being ...