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June 4 Categories: History

on June 4, 1968June 4, 1968 By Sheila Gallagher

Robert F. Kennedy, gaining momentum in his presidential campaign, wins the California primary—and is assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Gunman Sirhan Sirhan, a Jordanian citizen of Palestinian descent, is captured at the scene. Now 73, he is serving life in prison.

The assassination of Robert Kennedy, as told 50 years later: LA Times

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