Daily Archives: June 21, 2022

John Hinckley Jr. found ‘not guilty by reason of insanity’ in Reagan assassination attempt 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 21 1982)


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(Monday, June 21, 1982, verdict read at 7:50 p.m. EDT; during the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan) — John Hinckley Jr. tonight was found not guilty by reason of insanity on all 13 charges of shooting U.S. President Ronald Reagan and three other men on Mar. 30, 1981. Continue reading John Hinckley Jr. found ‘not guilty by reason of insanity’ in Reagan assassination attempt 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 21 1982)

German forces, led by Gen. Erwin Rommel, take control of Tobruk in assault on British forces 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 21 1942)


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(Sunday, June 21, 1942, 9:40 a.m. Central European Time; during the Axis capture of Tobruk, part of the Western Desert campaign of the Second World War) — German forces, led by Generaloberst (Colonel General) Erwin Rommel, today captured the North African city of Tobruk, Libya — a key port on the Mediterranean Sea — in an assault on British forces. Continue reading German forces, led by Gen. Erwin Rommel, take control of Tobruk in assault on British forces 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 21 1942)