ronald reagan By kcox00 Feb 6, 1911 ronald reagan is born Jan 20, 1981 ronald is sworn in for president Mar 30, 1981 ronald gets shot in the chest Apr 28, 1981 reagan appears before congressfor the first time since the assasination attempt Jul 29, 1981 congress passes reagans tax bill Aug 3, 1981 air traffic controllers go on strike ronald reagan threatens to fire them so they go on strike Jan 31, 1983 reagan submits his fiscal 1984 budget ti congress Mar 23, 1983 reagan unveils his proposal for a strategic defense initiative later dubbed star wars Sep 1, 1983 a soviet fighter downs korean airlines flight 007 Oct 23, 1983 a suicide truck bomber crashes into the marine barracks