June 5, 1968 - Shortly after midnight, Robert Kennedy was shot after just finishing a speech in a California hotel. He had won the California primary and four others and seemed a shoo-in for the Democratic presidential nomination. He died about 24 hours after the shooting; Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of the assassination. Read more about the legacy of Bobby Kennedy at this link: http://www.kennedymemorialfoundation.com/index.asp?Type=B_LIST&SEC={EED9F04F-F434-4409-9664-6724B832C961} and http://www.rfkmemorial.org/rfk80th/