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Ronald Reagan was born, in Tampico Illinois.
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Reagan proposes increased defense spending, and decreased taxes and domestic spending in speech to Congress.
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Reagan is inaugurated as the fortieth President of the United States.
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Reagan sends budget proposal for fiscal year 1982 to Congress. The budget calls for spending $695.3 billion with a projected deficit of $45 billion. It includes funding cuts for 200 programs in addition to those cuts already proposed by President Carter.
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On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot by John W. Hinkley, Jr., while leaving the Washington Hilton Hotel after giving a speech. The President was hit under his left arm by a bullet that ricocheted off his limousine.
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Reagan leaves the hospital after recovering from a gunshot wound.
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Reagan orders the dismissal of 13,000 PATCO air traffic controllers out on strike, citing their violation of a federal law against industry strikes.
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Reagan cuts the taxes down so the people don't have to pay as much.
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Reagan declares that the United States will produce the B-1 bomber and MX missiles as part of military buildup.
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Unfortunately Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, died after having suffered from Alzheimer's disease for nearly a decade.
