America’s fortieth President Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois, on today in historical past, Feb. 6, 1911.

Earlier than he was a film star-turned-commander-in-chief, Reagan was born to folks Nelle and John Reagan within the northwestern Illinois city.

Though they have been poor, Reagan nonetheless remembered his childhood as “idyllic,” in response to Historical past.com, and grew as much as play soccer in highschool and at Eureka School.

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Whereas in faculty, Reagan studied economics and sociology and likewise acted at school performs, in response to the White Home web site.

After graduating through the Nice Despair, Reagan lastly took a job broadcasting sports activities at a radio station in Iowa.

In 1937, Warner Brothers provided Reagan his first on-screen gig taking part in a radio reporter within the B-movie “Love Is on the Air.”

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Reagan signed a seven-year contract beginning at $200 per week, Historical past.com notes.

A couple of years later, Reagan landed the notable position of Notre Dame College’s George Gipp within the film “Knute Rockne – All American.”

Ronald Reagan is proven as he appeared whereas taking part in George Gipp within the 1940 Warner Brothers movie, “Knute Rockne — All American.” 
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Reagan started involving himself in politics as soon as he’d starred in additional than 50 movies and served six phrases as Display Actors Guild president.

In 1947, he stood up towards alleged communism inside Hollywood by testifying earlier than the Home Un-American Actions Committee.

Reagan divorced his first spouse, Jane Wyman, in 1948, and in 1952 married actress Nancy Davis.

Ronald and Nancy Reagan waving and clasping fingers in victory at Reagan’s first inauguration, Jan. 20, 1981. 
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The early Nineteen Fifties sparked Reagan’s profession because the host of the TV program “Basic Electrical Theater” and traveled the nation as GE Firm spokesperson.

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Reagan’s political involvement grew into the Nineteen Sixties when the actor switched his affiliation from Democrat to Republican in 1962.

His marketing campaign introduced a brand new wave of conservatism to the U.S.

In 1966, Reagan ran for California governor and gained towards incumbent Pat Brown by near 1,000,000 votes, historical past.com stories.

Reagan served two phrases as California’s governor earlier than making a bid for the presidential ticket in 1976, which he misplaced to Gerald Ford.

Ronald Reagan and his spouse Nancy with Sen. Strom Thurmond (far proper) through the presidential marketing campaign of 1980.
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However 1980 proved to be Reagan’s yr after he gained the Republican nomination and beat out incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter for president.

Then 69 years previous, Reagan was thought of the oldest president in American historical past.

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His marketing campaign introduced a brand new wave of conservatism to the U.S. together with his pledge to revive “the nice, assured roar of American progress and progress and optimism.”

His profession in Hollywood grew to become one in every of his “largest belongings,” Historical past.com says, as he grew to become often called the “Teflon president” and confronted a string of successes.

President Ronald W. Reagan talking at a fundraiser for Senate Candidate Linda Chavez’s marketing campaign on Oct. 1, 1986.
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“His time period noticed a restoration of prosperity at residence, with the objective of attaining ‘peace by energy’ overseas,” the White Home says on its web site.

Rising from the unrest of the Vietnam Warfare, Reagan’s overseas coverage legacy led to open relations with the Soviet Union within the late Nineteen Eighties.

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The president’s financial coverage, often called “Reaganomics,” pushed to stimulate financial progress, curb inflation, improve employment and strengthen the nationwide protection.

President Reagan laughs following a joke by Queen Elizabeth II, who commented on the awful California climate she skilled throughout her time in the USA, March 1983. 
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The president maintained his reputation all through his two-term presidency after renewing nationwide “self-confidence,” whitehouse.gov stories.

Reagan handed over the White Home to his vp, George H.W. Bush, in 1988.

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On June 5, 2004, Reagan died on the age of 93 after his battle with Alzheimer’s illness.