From 1981 to 1989, the world had two great leaders in power: President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Between the two of them, they revived the economies of the United States and Great Britain. They helped reform their countries foreign policy. Together, President Reagan and Prime Minister Thatcher had become a team that was unmatched, even today. For different reasons, both individuals had turn into victims of assassination attempts and both survived to continue their times in office. Ronald Reagan was born February 6, 1911. He worked his way through college where he had studied economics and sociology. In 1937, he was granted a contract in Hollywood and appeared in 53 films. Reagan had toured the United States and had become a spokesman for conservatism. From the big screen to politics, Reagan had been elected Governor of California in 1966 and then again in 1970. He won the Republican Presidential nomination in 1980 and was called into office January 20, 1981. Margaret Thatcher was born October 13, 1925. During her college years, she studied chemistry. She was politically active in her youth and served as president of the Conservative Association at her university. In 1947, she had earned a degree in chemistry and worked as a research chemist. A couple of years after graduation, she ran as the conservative candidate for a parliamentary seat in the 1950 elections. She had been defeated but remained undaunted. After the defeat, Margaret set time aside to study law and completed her training in 1953. After many trials and tribulations, Thatcher made history and became Britain’s first female prime minister in 1979. Politics and fame are a couple of reasons for assassination attempts. John Hinckley, Jr. had derived his plot for assassination from a movie called Taxi Driver. From that movie, Hinckley had developed the idea