This day in WND History: June 5

Mourning in America

June 5, 2004: At the age of 93, Ronald Wilson Reagan, America's 40th president and the nation's longest-living ex-president, died.

One of the most beloved presidents in American history, Reagan passed away at his home in California.

Nancy Reagan told reporters the end was near when she said, poignantly, "This is it."

President George W. Bush said of "the Gipper":

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"He always told us that for America, the best was yet to come. We comfort ourselves in the knowledge that this is true for him, too. His work is done. And now a shining city awaits him."

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