1981 ⟶ Reagan Assassination Attempt
Two months after his inauguration Ronald Reagan is shot in t...
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🤕 Reagan Assassination Attempt
Two months after his inauguration Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest while leaving a Washington hotel. The gunman, John Hinckley, is found to be mentally unhinged and obsessed with actress Jodie Foster.⟶
United StatesReaganassassination attemptJohn Hinckley Jr.politics1980spresidencyviolence
🇺🇸 Reagan Inaugurated and Iran Hostages Released
Ronald Reagan inaugurated 40th President of the United States. Reagan is elected on a platform opposed to the concessions of détente. Also that day the Iran hostage crisis ends.⟶
United StatesReaganpresidencyIran hostage crisisCold Warpoliticsforeign policy1980sdétente
🕊️ Pope John Paul II Assassination Attempt
While riding in an open-topped car through the Vatican, Pope John Paul II is shot four times in the abdomen and right arm. The gunman, Mehmet Ali Agca, is a Turkish Kurd with uncertain motives.⟶
Pope John Paul IIAssassination AttemptVaticanReligionCold WarTerrorismTurkeyEurope
🏝️ Reagan Announces Caribbean Basin Initiative
President Ronald Reagan announces the "Caribbean Basin Initiative" to prevent the overthrow of governments in the region by the forces of communism.⟶
CaribbeanUS Foreign PolicyReaganCold WarEconomicsAidCentral AmericaPolitics
📜 Reagan Denounces Soviet Human Rights Abuses
President Ronald Reagan signs P.L. 97-157 denouncing the government of the Soviet Union that it should cease its abuses of the basic human rights of its citizens.⟶
ReaganHuman RightsSoviet UnionCold WarIdeologyPropagandaUS Foreign Policy
🗣️ Reagan and Gorbachev Hold First Summit
Reagan and Gorbachev meet for the first time at a summit in Geneva, Switzerland, where they agree to two (later three) more summits.⟶
United StatesSoviet UnionReaganGorbachevSummitGenevaCold WarDiplomacyArms Control