Editing Dixon, Illinois (section)

===Ronald Reagan===
Dixon was the childhood home of the 40th [[President of the United States]], [[Ronald Reagan]]. Reagan was born in nearby [[Tampico, Illinois|Tampico]] and moved to Dixon, aged nine. In his teen years, he lifeguarded along the banks of the Rock River. His family house is preserved at 816 South Hennepin Avenue, and authorized by Congress to become the [[Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ronaldreagantrail.net/Pages/ReaganTrail.php?city=2&page=Dixon |title=The Ronald Reagan Trail: Welcome to Dixon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206105843/http://www.ronaldreagantrail.net/Pages/ReaganTrail.php?city=2&page=Dixon |archive-date=December 6, 2013 }}</ref>  On February 6, 1984, during his first term as president, Reagan returned to Dixon to celebrate his 73rd birthday. He toured his boyhood residence and the city held a parade in his honor.<ref>{{cite news|title=Reagan celebrating 73rd year with visit to his boyhood home|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1345&dat=19840206&id=8a4SAAAAIBAJ&pg=5561,864908|date=February 6, 1984 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=[[Spokane Chronicle]] |page=6 }}</ref>