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June 5, 2008

Today in history: Robert F. Kennedy's assassination

On this day in 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles after claiming victory in California's Democratic presidential primary. Gunman Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was immediately arrested.

Kennedy is the uncle of U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island and brother of Congressman Kennedy's father, U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, who is recovering from brain surgery for a malignant brain tumor.

From The Journal archives: Political columnist M. Charles Bakst interviews a former Rhode Islander who was there when Kennedy was shot, in "Robert Kennedy's final hours: Euphoria gives way to grief"

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Posted by Jack Perry  at 7:02 AM | Permalink

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