Most Dangerous Place to Live in America: Natural Disasters. Napa Valley gets struck by the largest earthquake in 25 years. Hurricanes churn through the Atlantic. Floods claim four lives as they sweep through parts of the Northeast.
Reel Classics > Stars > Actors >. Before he became the 40th president of the United States of America or even governor of California, Ronald Reagan was a veteran Hollywood actor who, though he played mostly in Warner Bros.' B-films, still made several memorable movies in the 1930's, '40s and '50s.
Republican Ronald Reagan became the oldest President elected when he took office as the 40th President of the United States.The actor turned politician served two terms as President, from 1981 to 1989. Dates:February 6, 1911 -- June 5, 2004.nly two months after taking office as President of the United States, Reagan was shot on March 30, 1981 by John W. Hinckley, Jr. outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington D.C. Hinckley was copying a scene from the movie Taxi Driver, strangely believing that this was going to win him actress Jodie Foster's love.