On This Day - March 30th

Featured Event:

Failed assassination attempt against U.S. President Ronald Reagan (1981) 🔪

In Washington, D.C., on this day in 1981, barely two months after his inauguration as the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously wounded by would-be assassin John W. Hinckley, Jr.

Other Events:

1856: The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Crimean War. 🤝

1858: Hyman L. Lipman of Philadelphia received a U.S. patent for a pencil with an attached eraser. ✏️

1912: The Treaty of Fès established the French protectorate in Morocco. 🇲🇦

2003: A law banning cigarette smoking in all places of employment, including restaurants and bars, went into effect in New York City. 🚬

Holidays:

National Doctors' Day 🇺🇸

Spiritual Baptist Day 🇹🇹

School Day of Non-violence and Peace 🇪🇸

Featured Birthdays:

1746: Francisco Goya 🇪🇸 (Painter)

1853: Vincent Van Gogh 🇳🇱 (Painter)

1945: Eric Clapton 🇬🇧 (Musician)

1968: Céline Dion 🇨🇦 (Singer)

Featured Deaths:

1986: James Cagney 🇺🇸 (Actor)

2002: Elizabeth 🇬🇧 (Queen Consort of the UK)

2020: Bill Withers 🇺🇸 (Musician)