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FILE - U.S. Marshals escort John Hinckley Jr. as he returns to a marine base via helicopter in Quantico, Va., Aug. 8, 1981. Hinckley, who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was freed from court oversight Wednesday, June 15, 2022, officially concluding decades of supervision by legal and mental health professionals. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma, File)
Hinckley Says He’s Sorry for Shooting That Wounded Reagan
  • 28 June 2022
The man who wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981 apologized for his actions and said...
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Hinckley Says He’s Sorry for Shooting That Wounded Reagan
FILE — John Hinckley Jr. arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington, Nov 18, 2003. A July 8, 2022, concert by Hinckley, who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, has been canceled on Wednesday, June 15, citing "very real and worsening threats and hate," by the Market Hotel, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
NYC Guitar Concert by Hinckley, Who Shot Reagan, is Canceled
  • 17 June 2022
The Market Hotel in Brooklyn cited “very real and worsening threats and hate” in its...
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NYC Guitar Concert by Hinckley, Who Shot Reagan, is Canceled
FILE - U.S. Marshalls escort John Hinckley Jr. as he returns to a marine base via helicopter in Quantico, Va., Aug. 8, 1981. Hinckley Jr., who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was freed from court oversight Wednesday, June 15, 2022 officially concluding decades of supervision by legal and mental health professionals. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma, File)
John Hinckley Jr. Freed from Court Oversight After Decades
  • 16 June 2022
John Hinckley Jr., who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was freed from...
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John Hinckley Jr. Freed from Court Oversight After Decades
Ronald Reagan once said there is absolutely no reason why out on the street today a civilian should be carrying a loaded weapon.
Did Reagan Say ‘No Reason’ to Carry Loaded Guns in Public?
  • 3 June 2022
Readers emailed us to ask if former U.S. President and California Gov. Ronald Reagan once...
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Did Reagan Say ‘No Reason’ to Carry Loaded Guns in Public?
FILE - U.S. Marshals escort John Hinckley Jr. as he returns to a marine base via helicopter in Quantico, Va., Aug. 8, 1981. Hinckley, who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was freed from court oversight Wednesday, June 15, 2022, officially concluding decades of supervision by legal and mental health professionals. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma, File)
Hinckley, Who Shot Reagan, Says Thanks After Winning Freedom
  • 3 June 2022
John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is saying thank you to...
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Hinckley, Who Shot Reagan, Says Thanks After Winning Freedom
A quote meme claimed that former U.S. President Ronald Reagan once said that "you won't get gun control by disarming law-abiding citizens" and also called it "a nasty truth" that "those who seek to inflict harm are not fazed by gun control laws."
Did Reagan Say ‘You Won’t Get Gun Control by Disarming Law-Abiding Citizens’?
  • 1 June 2022
A quote meme with former U.S. President Ronald Reagan's image also said "it's a nasty...
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Did Reagan Say ‘You Won’t Get Gun Control by Disarming Law-Abiding Citizens’?
FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2003, file photo, John Hinckley Jr. arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington. A federal judge in Washington is holding what is expected to be the final hearing for would-be Reagan assassin John Hinckley before he is released from restrictive conditions he has lived under since he shot the president in 1981. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Hinckley Nears Full Freedom 41 Years After Shooting Reagan
  • 1 June 2022
A federal judge is set to preside over an important hearing for John Hinckley, the...
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Hinckley Nears Full Freedom 41 Years After Shooting Reagan
ronald reagan with head shaved
Yes, This Is Ronald Reagan with a Half-Shaved Head
  • 23 May 2022
In 1989, the former president had surgery on his skull.
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Yes, This Is Ronald Reagan with a Half-Shaved Head
FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2003, file photo, John Hinckley Jr. arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington. Lawyers for Hinckley, the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, are scheduled to argue in court Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, that the 66-year-old should be freed from restrictions placed on him after he moved out of a Washington hospital in 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
John Hinckley, Who Shot Reagan, To Be Freed from Oversight
  • 27 September 2021
A federal judge said that John Hinckley Jr. can be freed from all remaining restrictions...
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John Hinckley, Who Shot Reagan, To Be Freed from Oversight
Harriet Tubman was alive when Thomas Jefferson died and when Ronald Reagan was born.
Jefferson and Reagan Were Alive During Harriet Tubman’s Life
  • 3 June 2021
A TikTok video asked viewers to "stop saying everything was 400 years ago."
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Jefferson and Reagan Were Alive During Harriet Tubman’s Life
Did Reagan Say ‘Under No Pretext Should Arms Be Surrendered’?
  • 1 December 2020
Ronald Reagan, Karl Marx, what's the difference?
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Did Reagan Say ‘Under No Pretext Should Arms Be Surrendered’?
A History of Racism Is Woven into the US Presidency
  • 2 August 2019
Throughout American history, presidents have uttered comments, issued decisions and made public and private moves...
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A History of Racism Is Woven into the US Presidency
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