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On This Day, March 30: John Hinckley Jr. shoots, injures President Ronald Reagan

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On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. shot and injured U.S. President Ronald Reagan outside a Washington hotel.

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The only Secret Service agent who saved the life of a US president by shielding him with his own breast was Tim McCarthy when on March 30, 1981, John Hinckley, obsessed with his love for Jodie Foster, tried to shoot Ronald Reagan.

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UPI broke the news in Washington, United States on Monday, March 30, 2026.
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