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This Day in History: Bobby Kennedy Is Assassinated

This Day in History: , Bobby Kennedy Is Assassinated. June 5, 1969. Senator Kennedy was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in LA, after making a brief victory speech to a crowd of supporters. Considered by many to be the only hope in unifying a deeply divided nation, he had just won the California presidential primary. 22-year-old Sirhan Sirhan fired several rounds at Kennedy at close range as he was exiting the hotel through the kitchen. Kennedy was pronounced dead the next day. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been gunned down just months earlier. Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death. He spent the rest of his life in prison after California outlawed the death penalty. Richard Nixon was elected to his first term as President of the United States later that year

This Day in History: John F. Kennedy Is Born

This Day in History: , John F. Kennedy Is Born. May 29, 1917. The future U.S. President was born in Brookline, MA. At the time of his birth, the Kennedys were already a prominent and politically active American family. As a young man, Kennedy attended Harvard University, graduating with honors with a degree in international relations. His political career began in 1952, when he was elected to the House of Representatives. Kennedy served as a U.S. senator for seven years before running for president in 1960. Kennedy's platform of social policies and anti-communism, combined with his charisma, paved a way to the White House. He was the youngest U.S. president ever elected. Kennedy's life and administration was tragically cut short by his assassination in 1963. He was 46 years old