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Title: (March 30) This Day in History: President Ronald Reagan Shot In 1981 By John Hinckley Jr.
Post by: TomSea on March 30, 2017, 02:14:46 pm

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This Day in History: President Ronald Reagan Shot In 1981 By John Hinckley Jr.

By Space Coast Daily  //  March 30, 2017
Inches of Ending Reagan's Life
http://spacecoastdaily.com/2017/03/this-day-in-history-president-reagan-shot/

A number of articles out today on the Gipper.

Title: Re: (March 30) This Day in History: President Ronald Reagan Shot In 1981 By John Hinckley Jr.
Post by: andy58-in-nh on March 30, 2017, 02:21:24 pm

It is truly hard to believe that 36 years have passed since that happened. 

Title: Re: (March 30) This Day in History: President Ronald Reagan Shot In 1981 By John Hinckley Jr.
Post by: Polly Ticks on March 30, 2017, 02:59:47 pm

March 30, 1981: John Hinckley Jr. shot Reagan outside a hotel where the newly elected president had just spoken. After the assassination attempt, as Reagan was moved to the operating table, he said to the doctors, "Please tell me you're all Republicans." Dr. Joseph Giordano, a Democrat, replied, "We're all Republicans today."

http://www.deseretnews.com/top/103/9/I-hope-youre-all-Republican-Ronald-Reagans-10-best-quotes.html (http://www.deseretnews.com/top/103/9/I-hope-youre-all-Republican-Ronald-Reagans-10-best-quotes.html)

Title: Re: (March 30) This Day in History: President Ronald Reagan Shot In 1981 By John Hinckley Jr.
Post by: Idiot on March 30, 2017, 03:09:33 pm

I was in our local Christian book store at the time.  They had the radio on.  I was horrified.....