History of the Ronald Reagan Assassination Attempt | TWH59

On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded in an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr. outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Reagan had just finished giving a speech when Hinckley fired six shots, hitting Reagan and three other people. Reagan was rushed to the hospital and underwent surgery to remove a bullet from his lung. Here is the history of that event...

**********Fact Checks and Corrections**********
The police officer who was shot was Thomas Delahanty...we mistakenly said Delany
We mistakenly say "Delaney turns towards the gunfire"...when we meant to say "McCarthy turns towards the gunfire"
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