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Ronald Reagan's Birth
Ronald Wilson Reagan is born to John and Nelle Reagan in Tampico, Illinois. -
Reagan enlists in the Army Enlisted Reserve
After completing fourteen home-study Army Extension Courses, Reagan enlisted in the Army Enlisted Reserve as a private assigned to Troop B, 322nd Cavalry at Des Moines, Iowa. -
Ronald Reagan gets married
Reagan marries actress Jane Wyman. -
Reagan marries again
Reagan marries Nancy Davis, an actress under contract with MGM. -
President Ronald Reagan takes Office
On January 20, 1981, Reagan took office making him the 40th President of the United States of America. On the same day, Iran releases the 52 remaining hostages who had been held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran for 444 days, while Carter was president. -
President Ronald Reagan is shot
Only 69 days after taking office, Reagan was shot by a would-be assassin, John Hinckley, Jr., after leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington D.C. However, he was able to quickly recover and return to duty. His grace and wit during the dangerous incident caused his popularity to soar. -
Reagan is sworn in for secord term
Reagan is sworn in for a second term. At 73 years of age, he is the oldest president ever to be sworn in -
Ronald Reagan Dies
Ronald Reagan dies peacefully at his home in California. At age 93, he is the longest-lived president in American history.