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Washington Hilton

Multipurpose arena in Washington, D.C.

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Dec 12, 2025
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Ronald Reagan, U.S. President, faced an assassination attempt in 1981

On March 30, 1981, John W. Hinckley Jr. fired six shots outside the Washington Hilton, wounding President Ronald Reagan and three others; Reagan was struck once by a bullet that lodged an inch from hi...

Dec 16, 2025
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What injuries did President Reagan and his staff sustain, and how did his medical care unfold?

President Ronald Reagan was wounded by a .22-caliber bullet that ricocheted into his left chest, causing a collapsed lung and heavy blood loss; surgeons removed the flattened bullet and he spent about...