Princess Diana and Prince Charles kiss after their wedding
In the year's big happy story, the Prince and Princess of Wales kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding at St. Paul's Cathedral on July 27, 1981. The heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, married the Lady Diana Spencer to the delight of millions. (UPI Photo/Files)
Prince Charles and Lady Diana on their engagement day
Prince Charles with his bride to be, Lady Diana Spencer, age 19, come out of Buckingham Palace February 24, 1981, to pose for photographers when their engagement was announced officially. (UPI Photo/Pool/Files)
Nancy Reagan Lights Candle on President Reagan's Brithday Cake
First Lasy Nancy Reagan gets a lift from Rep. Robert Michel (R-IL) (2nd R) and Thomas Evans (R-DE) Febuary 6, 1981 to light the candle on a cake given to President Reagan by members of Congress on his 70th birthday. At left is Sen. Paul Laxalt (R-NV). (UPI PHOTO/FILES)
John Hinckley Jr. the man convicted of trying to kill the president
WAP86032902-29 MARCH 1986-WASHINGTON, D. C. USA: John Hinckley Jr. is flanked by federal agents as he is driven away from court April 10, 1981. The son of a former Colorado oilman, Hinckley was convicted in a 1982 trial than included evidence he shot Reagan in an effort to impress Jodie Foster, an actress he had never met. UPI Files.
President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan applaud Ray Charles performing at an inaugural ball
President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan applaud a laughing Ray Charles as he performs at a ball honoring the new First Family in inauguration day in Washington on January 20, 1981. (UPI Photo/Vince Mannino/Files)
Former First Ladies Betty Ford and Lady Bird Johnson kick off a rally for Equal Rights
National Organziation of Women President Eleanor Smeall (L), former First Ladies Betty Ford (C) and Lady Bird Johnson (R) kick off a rally for Equal Rights on October 12, 1981 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. (UPI Photo/Files)
Bob Hope does a soft-shoe routine with First Lady Betty Ford
Hollywood: last week President Reagan and Ex-presidents Carter, Ford and Nixon made 20th Century history by appearing to gather under one roof. They are e scheduled to gather again on 10/17/1981 at a celebration in the nation's capital for the 40th anniversary of the USO. Here, Bob Hope does a soft-shoe routine with a beaming former First Lady Betty Ford. (UPI Photo/Files)
President Ronald Reagan and Senator Edward Kennedy during award ceremony for the late Robert F. Kennedy
President Ronald Reagan (L) and Senator Edward Kennedy are at a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden on June 5, 1981. The president presented a medal in honor of the late Robert F. Kennedy to the latter's widow, Ethel. Congress ordered the medal to be specially struck. (UPI Photo/Scott Stewart/Files)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger (L) and Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon review the honor guard during official honors at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia on November 30, 1981. (UPI Photo/Rich Lipski/FILES)
President Ronald Reagan welcomes Isreali Prime Minister Menachem Begin
Isreali Prime Minister Menachem Begin is greeted by President Ronald Reagan in ceremonies on the south lawn of the White House in Washington on September 9, 1981. (UPI Photo/Ron Bennett/Files)
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President and Mrs. Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret and husband Denis Thatcher arrive at White House
WASHINGTON: President and Mrs. Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret and husband Denis Thatcher of Great Britian wave from the Truman balcony at the White House upon their arrival 2/26/1981. (UPI Photo/Don Rypka)
Pope John Paul II is resting in the hospital February 25, 2005 following an emergency tracheotomy to ease his breathing. Holding his pastoral staff, the Pope is see here waving to over 300,000 people from the central Loggia of St. Peter's Basilica following Easter services April 19, 1981. (UPI/File)