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Today in History: Robert Kennedy assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan in LA

6/5/2026

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On June 5 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, the Democratic presidential hopeful, was shot at Los Angeles’ Ambassador Hotel by 24-year-old Palestinian-Jordanian Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy succumbed to his wounds the next day. Sirhan was arrested, convicted of first-degree murder in 1969, and sentenced to life imprisonment.

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On June 5 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, the Democratic presidential hopeful, was shot at Los Angeles’ Ambassador Hotel by 24-year-old Palestinian-Jordanian Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy succumbed to his wounds the next day. Sirhan was arrested, convicted of first-degree murder in 1969, and sentenced to life imprisonment.