Ronald Reagan- President 40 (1981-1989)

Ronald Reagan was born

Feb 6, 1911

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born in Tampico, IL

Reagan married 1st wife Jane Wyman

Jan 26, 1940

Reagan married Wyman in the 1940's

Divorced-1st wife- Jane Wyman

Jun 28, 1948

Reagan divorced Jane Wyman in the late 1940's

Reagan married 2nd wife Nancy Davis

Mar 4, 1952

Reagan married Nancy Davis in the early 1950's and they we're married til Reagan's death.

Becomes Governor of California

Jan 2, 1967

Reagan became the governor of California in the late 1960's

Ended-Governor of California

Jan 6, 1975

His career for being the governor for California for a total of 2 terms ended in the late 1970's.

Iran hostages freed as Reagan takes office

Jan 20, 1981

Iran released 52 Americans who had been held hostage for 444 days, minutes after the presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan.

Reagan becomes president

Jan 20, 1981

Reagan became the 40th president in the early 1980's after Jimmy Carter.

Presidency ended

Jan 20, 1989

Reagan was president for 8 years and his presidency ended in the late 1980's.

Reagan's Death

Jun 5, 2004

Ronald Wilson Reagan died at age 93 in his Los Angeles, CA home.