Historical note, suitable for use in schools.

Approximately 50 years ago today*, Robert F. Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. He had just won the Democratic primary in California.

LAT retrospective. Steve Lopez column.

In case you were wondering, Sirhan is still alive, still in prison, and his next parole hearing will be in 2021.

I wish I could say more about this: I was barely three at the time.

* Technically, the shooting took place in the early morning of June 5th.

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