It's been almost 45 years, but I still remember exactly where I was when President Ronald Reagan was shot . I was in my Dungeons & Dragons club after school (yes, I was a high school nerd), when one of the other members burst in and breathlessly shared the news.

From that point on, it was impossible to escape updates for weeks and even months after the shooting. People were stunned to learn that John Hinckley, later found not guilty by reason of insanity , had tried to kill the leader of the free world to impress actress Jodie Foster . Even as wacky as we were in the 1980s, Hinckley's actions seemed like an almost incomprehensible level of craziness.

I'm bringing this up now because the trial of Ryan Routh just began in Florida . And if the first question out of your mouth was "W

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