Reagan Assassination A Loss that Shook the Nation

As he raised his arm to salute the crowd gathered outside, six shots were fired toward him. President Reagan and three others were hit, ... Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan dies. On June 5, 2004, Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, dies after a long ... 35 years ago, on the 30th of 1981, John Hinckley Jr. shot President Ronald Reagan outside a hotel in Washington, while three other people were injured. President Reagan passed John Hinckley, who was part of the crowd. Hinckley was able to fire six shots, all missing the president. Ronald Reagan is killed on the 69th (don't say nice) day of his presidency. Given his large electoral victory just five months earlier, he is ... John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots in 1.7 seconds, nearly killing the President and wounding three others, March 30, 1981, outside of the Washington Hilton ... Jimmy Carter, the farmer, president and Nobel-winning peace crusader, dies at age 100 ... Ronald Reagan. Before the 1980 election between Carter, ... The shooter, John Hinckley Jr., fired six rounds from a .22-caliber revolver at the president, who had his hand raised, waving to the crowd. The ... John Warnock Hinckley Jr. (born May 29, 1955) is an American musician who attempted to assassinate US president Ronald Reagan Reagan nearly died from a chest wound. Three others, including Brady, were struck by bullets from Hinckley's handgun.