The Assassination of Robert Kennedy
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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Sirhan Sirhan, the young Palestinian-American who shot Kennedy, made the attack on the first anniversary of the Six-Day War in Israel. (article 2)
By then, Kennedy's slaying, which occurred 40 years ago today, was widely viewed as part of a cycle of American civic turmoil, marked by assassinations, urban riots, and violent protests. (article 2)
His death shattered his family, people across the nation and a generation of young idealists who looked to him with hope during a decade of great upheaval. (article 3)
Today, notable Marylanders point to his legacy of social justice, integrity and courage as an enduring inspiration on their lives and deeds. (article 3)
Robert Kennedy's death came two months after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and five years after his brother , President John F. Kennedy, was slain in Dallas. (article 3)
During Robert Kennedy's passionate 82-day campaign for the presidency, he identified with the swelling outrage about the Vietnam War and racial injustice at home, promising to fight poverty, end the war and heal divisions. (article 3)
At one point, Kennedy spotted a 5-year-old black girl and pulled her into the car, fearing she might fall under its wheels. (article 1)
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Source articles
- Recalling RFK's campaign of hope, and what might have been (boston.com, 06/03/2008, 754 words)
- 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF RFK ASSASSINATION (boston.com, 06/05/2008, 1259 words)
- His death shattered his family, people across the ... (baltimoresun.com, 06/05/2008, 627 words)
- The Assassination of Robert Kennedy (Washington Post, 06/05/2008, 1159 words)
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