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On This Day: April 12
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Every entry on this date through all eight years of the Reagan administration.
Diary Entry - 04/12/1981
Key Facts
President Reagan undergoes routine medical examinations at the White House as he recovers from the assassination attempt.
The U.S launches the Columbia on the first orbital space shuttle mission STS-1 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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The 1st full day at home. I’m not jumping any fences and the routine is still one of blood tests, X rays—bottles dripping into my arms but I’m home. With the let up on antibiotics I’m beginning to have an appetite & food tastes good for the first time.
