The sworing in of Ronald Reagan as 40th President of the United States, succeeding Jimmy Carter was the important mark on US history, as this guy brought about famous reforms, and also have a famous media and acting career in the film industry. When he was first elected as President and giving hid inaugural speech (like what most of them do), one amazing event occurred, and that was the release of 52 US hostages from Iran, held there for an amazing 444 days. What a impact the President made in his debut term as President.
Next, also regarding Ronald Reagan was the failed assassination attempt against him. What so significant about this assassination was that it was not done by any terrorist or by any political motives, but it was committed by a gunman, John Hinckley, outside of the Hilton Washington hotel. He wanted to kill the President, not because he hated his guts or wanted to destroy America (like what extremists would do to promote jihad), but he wanted to impress actress Jodie Foster, whom he had a crush on. Luckily, it missed Regan's heart by an inch and just pierced his chest, so not much blood loss. If it had hit, it would have been fatal.
Other than Ronald Reagan ascendancy as President, other events like the Bihar train disaster and also the launching of MTV in television, which proved to be a big hit among the youth. Thee are many events that made 1981 a memorable year, but it is too many to tell, but the most significant one of it all was Ronald Reagan being the President of US. I think he was the first to be an actor and also a President in his life.
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