Forty years ago today, Bobby Kennedy was assassinated

Forty years ago today, just after midnight, 42-year old Senator Robert F. Kennedy, a presidential candidate (who was on fire, with the most exciting, hope-filled campaign of my lifetime so far), was shot three times in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Five other people were wounded. The senator had just finished his speech after his win in the California presidential primary.

The shooter, a Palestinian, Sirhan B. Sirhan, is still in prison in California today, and will again be eligible for parole in 2011.

Senator Kennedy fought for his life over the next day, but died on the morning of June 6th. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, not far from his assassinated older brother, JFK.

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