This Day in History - Robert F. Kennedy Assassinated 1968

Added: 2026-06-08

[00:00:00]This day in history, the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy on June 5th, 1968, just minutes after winning the California Democratic primary, Robert F.

[00:00:11]Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. The 42-year-old senator and younger brother of President John F.

[00:00:22]Kennedy had just delivered a victory speech calling for unity and an end to the divisions tearing America apart. As he walked through the hotel pantry, Sirhan Sirhan, a 24-year-old Palestinian, opened fire. Kennedy was hit multiple times and died the following day. His assassination came just 2 months after the killing of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., sending another shockwave through an already turbulent year in American history. RFK's death is still regarded by many as the moment the hope of the 1960s finally died. June 5th, 1968 is now part of our shared history.