Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan

The moments that led to the assassination attempt, 1981

The assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan happened on Monday, March 30, 1981, 69 days after becoming President. Ronald Reagan was leaving after a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C..[1] As Reagan left to enter his car, John Hinckley, Jr. fired his gun.

  1. Nicholas Wapshott (2007). Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher: A Political Marriage. New York, NY: Sentinel. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-101-21787-0.

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