1911
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February
6 Born in Tampico, Illinois, to Jack and Nelle Reagan. His older brother, Neil, was born in 1908. |
1920
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December
6 After a series of homes in the South side of Chicago, Galesburg, Monmouth, and Tampico, the Reagans settled in Dixon, Illinois, the place Ronald Reagan considered his hometown. |
1922
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July
21 Baptized at the Christian Church of Dixon, Illinois. |
1926 | Summer
Employed as a lifeguard at Lowell Park in Dixon, where, in the next seven summers, he was credited with saving 77 lives. |
1927 | October
Elected Dixon High School student body president. |
1928 |
June
September
November
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1932 |
June
November
December |
1933 | April When WOC and WHO, in Des Moines, merged, Reagan moved to Des Moines, Iowa, with a permanent job as chief sports announcer. He broadcast Chicago Cubs home games based on telegraph reports from Wrigley Field. |
1935 | February
27 Enlisted as a private in the Army Reserve. |
1937 |
Spring April
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