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LBJ Library photo by Yoichi R. Okamoto [Public domain]

LBJ Library photo by Yoichi R. Okamoto [Public domain]

LBJ Library photo by Yoichi R. Okamoto [Public domain]

LBJ Library photo by Yoichi R. Okamoto [Public domain]

LBJ Library photo by Yoichi R. Okamoto [Public domain]

The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy

05 June 1968

Hours after winning the South Dakota and California presidential primaries, Robert F. Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles in the early morning hours. He is pronounced dead the following day.