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Ronald Wilson Reagan is born to John and Nelle Reagan in Tampico, Illinois.
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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.
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Reagan marries actress Jane Wyman.
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Reagan marries Nancy Davis, an actress under contract with MGM.
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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.
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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.
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Reagan is sworn in for a second term. At 73 years of age, he is the oldest president ever to be sworn in
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Ronald Reagan dies peacefully at his home in California. At age 93, he is the longest-lived president in American history.