Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois. His
dad was a shoe salesman and his mom worked in the house taking care of the kids.
During Reagan’s early childhood he would move all over Illinois because his dad would
find other sale jobs. When they moved to Dixon, Illinois, Reagan would attend Dixon
High School and then graduate in 1928. During High school he was an athlete, student
body president and a performed in school plays.
So after he graduated high school he would go to Eureka College in Illinois. He
would play many sports such as football, track, Captained the swim team, served as
student council president, and acted in school productions. After he graduated College,
he found a job as a sports radio announcer in Iowa. In, …show more content…
Just after two months after he was sworn into
office, on March 30, 1981 he survived an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr.
The bullet would hit Reagan and it would hit his lung but would narrowly miss the heart
and Reagan would survive.
Reagan’s domestic policy was reduce taxes and government spending and for
the government to steal from the people’s checkbooks, this was also known as
Reaganomics. Also in 1981, Sandra Day O 'Connor became the first woman of the
supreme court. Reagan increased on military spending. By 1983, the nation 's economy
started to recover drastically. Critics said that all of his policies were leading the country
to more debt. In 1984, Reagan was reelected by a landslide and won 49 out of the 50
states and this makes it the biggest landslide victory by presidential candidate.
After he left the white house, he and his wife returned to LA and a few years later
in 1994, released a letter to the people saying that he had been diagnosed with
alzheimer 's disease and a decade later he died and was buried under his
dad was a shoe salesman and his mom worked in the house taking care of the kids.
During Reagan’s early childhood he would move all over Illinois because his dad would
find other sale jobs. When they moved to Dixon, Illinois, Reagan would attend Dixon
High School and then graduate in 1928. During High school he was an athlete, student
body president and a performed in school plays.
So after he graduated high school he would go to Eureka College in Illinois. He
would play many sports such as football, track, Captained the swim team, served as
student council president, and acted in school productions. After he graduated College,
he found a job as a sports radio announcer in Iowa. In, …show more content…
Just after two months after he was sworn into
office, on March 30, 1981 he survived an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr.
The bullet would hit Reagan and it would hit his lung but would narrowly miss the heart
and Reagan would survive.
Reagan’s domestic policy was reduce taxes and government spending and for
the government to steal from the people’s checkbooks, this was also known as
Reaganomics. Also in 1981, Sandra Day O 'Connor became the first woman of the
supreme court. Reagan increased on military spending. By 1983, the nation 's economy
started to recover drastically. Critics said that all of his policies were leading the country
to more debt. In 1984, Reagan was reelected by a landslide and won 49 out of the 50
states and this makes it the biggest landslide victory by presidential candidate.
After he left the white house, he and his wife returned to LA and a few years later
in 1994, released a letter to the people saying that he had been diagnosed with
alzheimer 's disease and a decade later he died and was buried under his