President Reagan Shot

I was just starting my graduate training at the University of Oregon when I heard news of this event. I was busy studying and was't monitoring radio or TV. My sister Jeanne called about some other matter and I was shocked at the attempted assassination, but also at the idea that I didn't know about immediately.

One of my kid's favorite TV shows was "the Greatest American Hero". The hero's name was "Hinkley" for the first few episodes, then it wasn't mentioned, then it became a new last name.