John Hinckley Jr., President Reagan’s failed assassin, pleaded “not guilty” due to not being mentally sound at trial.
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Sandra Day O'Connor is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The US Federal Government shut down for three days.
Ronald Reagan signed the Therapeutic Abortion Act.
US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed a treaty eliminating medium-range nuclear missiles.
Someone tried to shoot President Ronald Reagan.
