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John Hinckley

Attempted assassin of Ronald Reagan (born 1955)

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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...

Nov 27, 2025
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How many assassination attempts against US presidents and major-party nominees have occurred since 1960?

Counting assassination attempts and credible plots against U.S. presidents and major‑party presidential nominees since 1960 depends on definitions, but contemporary summaries list multiple high‑profil...

Jan 28, 2026

Is this true? Abraham Lincoln, john Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Martimn Luther King, Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump and Charlie Kirk wwre all shot by Democrats

The claim that , , , , , and were “all shot by Democrats” is false: the historical record identifies individual shooters with varied backgrounds and motives, and none of the authoritative accounts in ...

Dec 21, 2025

Are there full transcripts or video clips of Rob Reiner's remark about the Butler assassination attempt?

There is no evidence in the reporting provided that a full transcript or video clip exists of "Rob Reiner's remark about the Butler assassination attempt"; none of the supplied sources document Reiner...