This Tuesday marks the 55th anniversary of when Robert F. Kennedy died after being shot at a presidential campaign rally by Sirhan Sirhan on June 5th. I was ten-years-old at the time and it really shook me up because it was only a couple months earlier that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed.
It was a sad time in our history and in honor of this dark anniversary I’ve got six links to online articles about Robert F. Kennedy and the night he was shot down by a lone gunman.
Below are six links to online articles about the assassination of R.F.K. and a video from a news report from the evening after the assassination back in 1968.
Then there’s the MBIP Coming Attractions as to what’s happening on the blog next week.
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SUNDAY LINKS
The assassination of Robert Kennedy, as told 50 years later - Four people share their memories regarding the assassination of R.F.K. from back in 1968.
14 Surprising Facts About Robert F. Kennedy - I never knew that Bobby Kennedy had a Jerry Springer connection!
10 Fascinating Facts and Theories You Don’t Know About the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy - I think we all know number ten!
How Robert Kennedy’s Assassination Changed American Politics - In a weird twist, if Bobby Kennedy didn’t get assassinated and became President, it would’ve saved Richard Nixon’s reputation because Watergate never would’ve happened.
Robert Kennedy assassination: Who is Sirhan Sirhan, the man who killed RFK? - An article about the man who shot RFK, Sirhan Sirhan.
Behind the Picture: RFK’s Assassination, Los Angeles, 1968 - Photos from Life Magazine of RFK and the night that the assassination happened.
1968: Robert R. Kennedy Assassinated - The news report from 1968.
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MBIP COMING ATTRACTIONS
Monday: I’ll be featuring photos from my trip to New York City I took the other week. Tune in to see how I spent my summer vacation in 2023!
Tuesday: We have a special New York City grilled cheese episode for our 13th week of 23 weeks of eating grilled cheese sandwiches.
Wednesday: I just realized I forgot to get a cookie in both April and May for my Baker’s Dozen, 13 Cookies in 13 Months series. So we’re resuming it in June with a trip to Voila! Macrons Bakery.
Thursday: We’re hitting the road for this month’s Scott Turley Road Trip and June’s adventure takes us to the Lil Beaver Brewery in Bloomington, Illinois!
Friday: We’ll continue our food tour of the Northwoods Mall and I think we’re going to try the Mexican place out there.
Saturday: We’ll be taking a trip back in Peoria’s past for another Meanwhile Back In Peoria’s Past post.
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SUNDAY COMIC
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Related Posts: Sunday Links: The 25th Anniversary Of The Seinfeld Finale, Kent State Shootings, Joe Friday and Dragnet.