John Hinckley Jr

FILE - In this July 13, 1980, file photo, Republican presidential hopeful Ronald Reagan, left smiles with Bill Brock, right, Republican National Chairman, during a news conference in Los Angeles. Brock, a former Tennessee senator and Republican chairman who rebuilt the party after the Watergate scandal, died Thursday, March 25, 2021, family friend Tom Griscom said. He was 90. (AP Photo/File)

March 30th, 1981: Assassination Attempt of President Reagan

At 2:27 p.m. on March 30, 1981, six shots rang out in front of the Hilton Hotel in Washington D.C. One shot ricocheted off of the presidential limousine and hit then-President Ronald Reagan in the chest.