News about Ronald Reagan

QUENTIN LETTS: Tissues plus a Blankety Blank chequebook and pen for Mr Yousaf, please. Scotland's First Minister quit with a midday speech at Edinburgh's Bute House, his official residence. It went on a bit and things became weepy towards the end. He'd had a wonderful time and was adamant he felt no ill-will to anyone. 'I certainly bear no grudge against anyone,' he declared, shortly before watering up with stinging salt tears.

It was a small but courageous act of human kindness, but one whose galvanising effect rippled across the world - and can still be felt today. On 9 April 1987, at the height of the HIV /AIDS epidemic, Princess Diana agreed to open Britain's first specialist unit for patients with the disease at the London Middlesex Hospital. At a time of great fear and uncertainty about HIV, which was then being demonised  as the 'gay plague', the Princess was secretly determined that her visit would have far more impact than the usual Royal ribbon-cutting exercise.

A blip on a radar screen signals the start of a nuclear war. When the country's most potent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches at 4.03 a.m. outside Pyongyang's capital, a massive cloud of fire erupts just feet off the ground. Its popularity is the reason for its ascension. Sensors from the US Defense Department's satellite systems detect the fire from the missile's hot exhaust, which is 22,300 miles above Earth. The system alarm goes off: Ballistic Missile Launch, Alert!

About noon on August 10, 1991, housekeeping employees sweeping the Sheraton motel in Martinsburg, West Virginia, discovered a discovery in the toilet of Room 517 that was so disturbing that one of them fainted. Danny Casolaro, a 44-year-old man, was lying naked in the bloody bathtub. His wrists had been slashed a dozen times, but his tendons had been cut off, which had swollen his tendons. All over the wall were bloody handprints. A single-edge razor blade was also included in the bath. A half-finished bottle of wine, empty beer cans were in the garbage can, and on the bedroom desk was what seemed to be a short and unsigned suicide note.

Dr. John Hinckley Jr., who shot Ronald Reagan in a failed assassination attempt, has claimed to have been a victim of 'cancell culture.' Hinckley, 68, spent decades in a mental hospital after pleading insanity for gunning down the president in 1981 in a bizarre attempt to impress actress Jodie Foster. A police officer, a classified service member, and Reagan's Press Secretary James Brady were among those wounded in the shooting, who died as a result of his injuries. Hinckley embarked on a music career after a federal judge granted him unconditional exemption from court limitations in June 2022.

When the first dress that Jacques Azagury designed for Princess Diana fell short of records at auction late last year as the most expensive of her gowns to sell at auction, the couturier was travelling around India. He had withdrawn from fashion and closed his eponymous shop in Knightsbridge, south-west London, when the auction took place at Julien's Auctions in Los Angeles.

The prospect of spending your weekends in a complete television series may not be as appealing as it did a few weeks ago. However, we have yet to reach pub-garden weather, so a few nights in with the box may be on your schedule for the remainder of March. However, there are plenty of high quality shows available on all streaming platforms right now, so this is not something to be concerned about. Finding the right show to press play on can be a daunting challenge, so MailOnline has compiled a list of the seven most bingeable series to watch this weekend. These shows will have you glued to your couch and often hitting the 'continue watching' button on your monitor, from the gory Disney+ blockbuster Shogun to the BBC's thrilling gangster thriller Kin.

On Thursday night, President Biden delivered a barnstorming address to start the national presidential election of 2024, including a majority in his own Democratic Party, who believe he is too old to run again. One overriding purpose was to convince his army of critics by leaving them in no doubt that he is headed nowhere, that he wants to run for re-election in November and win a second term even though he will be 85 by the time. It was a hit by the yardstick.

It began with a rigged election and a promise to end Haiti's black population's repression. Francois Duvalier (left and right with son) - the bespectacled doctor who took over the reins of power in September 1957 - didn't take long, but it didn't take long for him to reveal his darker side. The voodooobsessed king would pin pins in effigies of his opponents and kept the frozen head of one executed rebel leader so he could commune with his spirit. Tens of thousands of Hatians died at his hands by the time 'Papa Doc' died in 1971. Jean-Claude, Jean-Claude's uncle who was known as 'Baby Doc,' was just as brutal. He and his wife enjoyed lavish parties and banquets as ordinary Haitians struggled to survive, as well as governing with an iron fist. His country was in ruins when he left the country in 1986 with the help of a US military cargo plane. Haiti is now struggling as a result of gang leader Jimmy Cherizier's brazen behavior (inset), also known as Barbecue. Thousands of prisoners have been able to escape from a prison in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, as Cherizier promised to depose the country's acting prime minister Ariel Henry.

When asked by Sean Hannity where he was on the topic, Donald Trump likened himself to Ronald Reagan, saying he believed in exceptions despite being pro-life and that pro-abortion Democrats are radicals on the subject. 'I believe it's a very important thing that the exceptions are missing,' he said. I also believe they are the rebels, because they will kill the baby in eight months, nine months.' They had the right to kill the baby after birth under Roe v. Wade. I mean, literally, after birth in some instances.'

Lord Jacob Rothschild, the financier and fellow of the Rothschild banking family, died today at the age of 87, according to his family. The British peer, who was also well-known in the arts and heritage industries, began his career in 1963 with NM Rothschild & Sons, a family bank. He then co-founded J Rothschild Assurance Group, now St James' Place, with Sir Mark Weinberg in 1980. Lord Rothschild, who had four children, including financier Nat Rothschild, also established Windmill Hill Wealth Management to handle the family's philanthropic fund. He served as deputy chairman at then BSkyB Television and chairman of trustees at The National Gallery during his career. Lord Rothschild, who was educated at Eton College and Christ Church Oxford, served as chairman of the National Heritage Memorial Fund. He became the president of the Institute of Jewish Affairs in 1992, which now stands as the Institute for Jewish Policy Research.

Patti Davis, Ronald Reagan's daughter, believes that older presidential candidates should be given cognitive assessments. President Reagan was 69-years-old when he was inaugurated in 1981, making him the country's oldest president at the time. At the age of 77, he resigned after two terms. However, the last two presidents of the United States have smashed Reagan's record.

With the news that US intelligence has picked up on Russian plans to launch nuclear missiles in space, Washington is abuzz, a national security threat.' According to Putin biographer MARK GALEOTTI, the initiative was euphemistic. It is no exaggeration to say that the emergence of space nukes is not a Doomsday scenario.

The late US President Ronald Reagan, the ardent promoter of modern free-market capitalism, had once said: "Recession comes when your neighbor loses his career." You lose your own when you lose yours.' If that is an accurate description, it's difficult to argue that the British economy has suffered from a slowdown. Yes, the latest estimates show we are now in the midst of two consecutive quarters of negative growth, defined by the purists as two quarters of negative growth, with a 0.3 percent drop in output in the final quarter of last year, which comes on the heels of a 0.1 percent drop in the three months to October. However, virtually no one's neighbor is actually losing their job right now. Quite the contrary: the official estimates show that the economy is in rude shape, with almost full employment and the number of vacancies down from 1.16 million a year ago.

ANDREW PIERCE: Some of Margaret Thatcher's most popular figures on the world stage crossed the threshold of ten Downing Street to break bread with her. They included Ronald Reagan, the US President, and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, of whom the Iron Lady remarked: "I like Mr Gorbachev." We can do business together,' says the narrator.

The tree-lined street could easily be mistaken for an upmarket pocket of Edinburgh's south side, with detached Victorian houses and parked Range Rovers along its length. In fact, Castle Terrace is not even in Scotland, and this is the whole point. According to estate agents, the street is one of the primary targets for largely Edinburgh-based high earners trying to escape the SNP's increasingly punitive tax system.

The book will look back on his long career as an infectious disease specialist and the numerous outbreaks with which he battled, from HIV/AIDS to the Covid pandemic that shot him to fame. Fauci's 'On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service', according to book publisher Viking, will be available beginning on June 18.

He lived up to his tough image as America's elderly president was confronted by the assassination of US soldiers in a brutal surprise assault on a Middle Eastern military base. He drew his troops to a safe distance before pelting the Islamic radicals with a brutal attack. But Joe Biden was not Joe Biden. Ronald Reagan, then 72, launched air strikes and the firepower of the warship USS Missouri to bring about deadly reprisals against the Lebanese terror group responsible for the deaths of 241 US service members in Beirut.

As has been shown throughout history, the predictable price of appeasement is always that you will have to do more than if you'd gone out of your way to the enemy in the first place rather than encouraging them to do so with impunity. Biden will now have to repeat the difficult lesson, which may have been unnecessary for a man with no foreign policy experience. Right-wing Republican hawks have saber-rattled attacks on Iran itself, and the Washington air is now thick with saber-rattling. It might come to that. However, not yet. However, Biden must avoid sticking around with Iran; despite this, he must avoid pussy-footing.

Heroes, whether it's Superman or Indiana Jones, have long been a central focus of blockbuster movies. But who would you say is your biggest personal hero? Scientists set out to find the most famous celebrities in the United Kingdom in a new survey. Their findings revealed some key points, including family members, religious leaders, and politicians, as well as authors, actors, and even adventurers. So, would you say any of these popular choices is your hero?

In a video posted on the website in December, a TikTok user displayed three US places that people do not have access to. In the video, the content creator, @upinthespace, briefly described each of the three places that are located in California, Georgia, and Nevada. Other TikTokers have shared his video with 1.6 million views and more than 650 comments. According to @upinthespace, three areas in the United States that no one is allowed to enter are the Bohemian Grove, the Coca-Cola vault, and Area 51.

At the glitzy dinner in Los Angeles, the duke was all smiles as he posed with Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe (left), who was once dubbed the 'King of Trash TV.' Prince Mario-Max's website claims links dating back to William of Orange, making him a very distant cousin of the British Royals. However, his royal ties have been questioned with Prince Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe, who says he'harvests our name for personal gain' and advises Harry to'stay away from this guy.' The 46-year-old appeared on the German version of Celebrity Big Brother in 2014, where he was booted after just eight days inside as well as appearing on a shopping channel to sell a 'wealth elixir'.

Prince Harry smuggishly accused John Travolta of "dining out" on the tale of his dance with Princess Diana as he stepped out in Los Angeles to be honoured as a 'Living Legend of Aviation.' At a White House dinner for President Ronald Reagan in 1985, the Duke of Sussex was presented with the prestigious award by Travolta, who famously danced with his late mother. Before giving an acceptance address at last night's Beverly Hills bash, Prince Harry embraced Hollywood's private pilot and referred to him as 'Captain John'.

The prince arrived at the Beverly Hills Hilton to receive his award from actor John Travolta, and took a moment to remember the Grease star's visit with Diana at a White House dinner for President Ronald Reagan in 1985 (inset). Travolta, himself a pilot, was apparently the driving force behind Harry's award after feeling an affinity for the prince after dancing with Diana, but some military pilots expressed dissatisfaction with the prince's nomination, which was undeserved. On Friday, he was in good spirits as he welcomed Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe (right), a 46-year-old Danish royal family member, and others at the Beverly Hills Hilton to be honoured alongside Lauren Sanchez (inset) — but not mention his sister in law Kate or dad Charles' medical dramas.