Today marks the 110th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth.
"Ronald Reagan was one of the greatest presidents our nation has ever had and left an iconic legacy that continues to inspire. I’m pleased to proclaim today, Feb. 6, as Ronald Reagan Day in Florida in honor of The Gipper", Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Twitter. “The Gipper" refers to one of Reagan's political slogans “win one for The Gipper,” which was based on the former Hollywood actor's role as George Gipp in the movie “Knute Rockne, All American” (1940).
Ronald Reagan. Credit: USA Today
This year, the following 25 governors proclaimed 6 February as “Ronald Reagan Day” in their states: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R), Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R), Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R), Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R), California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R), Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R), Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R), Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R), Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R), Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R), Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R), Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R), New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D), North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R), Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R), South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R), Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R), Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R), West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R).
Let us honour and celebrate the day by recalling a well-lived life through photographs that tell an interesting story of the 40th President of the United States who went far from the Hollywood Walk of Fame to the Oval Office in the White House.
John (Jack) Reagan and Nelle Clyde Wilson Reagan with their sons, Neil and Ronald in 1913. Credit: BBC
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan and his first wife Jane Wyman on their wedding day
Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman at home with their children Maureen and Michael/BRAMS
Ronald Reagan. Credit: The Odyssey Online and OzyMedia via Pinterest/BRAMS
Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming, and Bruce Bennett in The Last Outpost (1951). Credit: University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections/BRAMS
Nancy and Ronald Reagan at the Stork Club before been married, in the early 1950s. Credit: Corbis via Getty Images
Ronald Reagan and Nancy in the film Hellcats of the Navy. Then, on their wedding day on 4 March 1952 with Brenda Marshall (bridesmaid) and William Holden (best man). Credit to BBC/Getty Images/BRAMS
Actors Ronald and Nancy Reagan on their honeymoon in Phoenix, Arizona. Credit: Bettmann/Getty Images
The Reagan family - Ronald, Ron, Nancy, and Patti. Credit: The New York Times and Daily Mail/CBS via Getty Images/BRAMS
Ronald Reagan acting as a sheriff and as a cowboy in the films. Credit: Getty Images/BRAMS
Nancy and Ronald reading a book in 1962, Patti with her parents, Ron with mom and dad in 1966. Credit: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images/BRAMS
Patti and Ron Reagan with their parents at Christmas. Credit: Everett/REX/Shutterstock
The Reagan family's official Christmas photo in 1961. Credit: Pinterest
Nancy and Ronald Reagan in 1958. Credit: Getty Images
The Reagan family photo. Credit: WNYC/Joseph Serwach/BRAMS
Ronald Reagan in The Last Outpost (1951). Credit: The New York Review of Books/The Movie Scene/BRAMS
Nancy and Ronnie Reagan on the boardwalk facing pond at their ranch, California Gov. candidate Ronald Reagan riding a horse. Credit: Doctor Macro/AllPosters/Getty Images/BRAMS
In 1966, then-California gubernatorial candidate Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan waved from the back of a convertible while campaigning. Credit: Bill Ray/Getty Images
Nancy and Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan taking the oath of office as a president of the United States first time. Credit: CNBC FM
President Reagan and his First Lady in 1981. Credit: AP
President Reagan with White House aides at the George Washington Hospital the morning after the assassination attempt on 30 March 1981. Credit: Reagan Library
Ronald and Nancy Reagan on 18 November 1988, President Reagan with a ball in the Oval Office. Credit: Timeline/Business Insider/Ron Edmonds/AP/Houston Chronicle/Los Angeles Times/BRAMS
President Reagan being sworn in for a second term in the rotunda at the US Capitol on 21 January 1985. Credit: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Nancy Reagan beyond 'the gaze', Nancy and Ronald Reagan. Credit: CNN/NY Daily/Los Angeles Times/BRAMS
Nancy and Ronnie in the White House, The Reagans and Bushes. Credit: The Telegraph/People magazine/David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images/BRAMS
President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan meet with Pope John Paul II on 7 June 1982, on 2 May 1984, and on 19 September 1990. Credit to White House Photographic Collection/US Embassy/Reagan Foundation and Institute/BRAMS
Sofia of Greece, Nancy Reagan, Spanish King Juan Carlos of Borbon, and Ronald Reagan in 1981. Credit: Getty Images
The World’s First Female Elected President Vigdis Finnbogadottir of Iceland with US President Ronald Reagan during his trip to Iceland for the Reykjavik Summit on 10 October 1986. Credit: Ronald Regan Presidential Library
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with President and Mrs Ronald Reagan, during a ceremony, to honour the queen's visit to the West Coast on 23 February 1983. Credit: Sergeant Michael E. Lada
Queen Elizabeth II, President Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan. Credit: Anwar Hussein/The Mirror/Popsugar/Ronald Reagan Library/BRAMS
The Queen and Prince Philip with the Reagans at Rancho Del Cielo, north of Santa Barbara, in 1983. Credit: The Telegraph/Tim Graham/Anwar Hussein/Getty Images/BRAMS37 Prince Charles, Princess Diana, President Ronald Reagan, and First Lady Nancy Reagan in the Oval Office on 9 November 1985. Credit: White House Photographic Collection/Newsweek/People/Robin Platzer/Getty Images/IBTimes UK/BRAMS
