No US president has been assassinated since 1963, but at least one came close when on #ThisDayInHistory in 1981 when #RonaldReagan was shot in the chest outside a #WashingtonDC hotel by #JohnHinckleyJr. The #ConspiracyTheorist survived it, of course, only dying in 2004 at age 93.

How a Movie Inspired the Attempted Assassination of President Ronald Reagan A troubled loner’s obsession with a Hollywood film spiralled into a shocking act that stunned America and forever changed presidential security and insanity defense laws.

He watched one movie over and over.
He became obsessed.
Then he tried to change history.

The real story behind the Reagan shooting is darker and stranger than you remember.

This wasn’t about politics. 👀

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#JohnHinckleyJr #Reagan #TrueCrime #TaxiDriver

Hell they are deporting Americans🤦🏽‍♀️ He’s such ass backwards trailer trash. #FreeSirhanSirhan #FreeLuigi and where is #JohnHinckleyJr when ya need him?? 👀

Attempted Reagan Assassin John Hinckley Jr. Scraps Plans To Open A Music Store Following Backlash - uInterview "The Music Store is not happening," he said to the outlet. "Too much negative publicity!"

Attempted Reagan Assassin John Hinckley Jr. Scraps Plans To Open A Music Store Following Backlash

#johnhinckleyjr #politics