United States Senator and Presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy is shot by Sirhan Sirhan in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Kennedy, who had just won the California Primary, gave a speech at the Ambassador ballroom but was ambushed by Sirhan as he walked through the kitchen of the hotel after his speech.
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