RFK ASSISSNATION ON THIS DAY IN 1968

Senator Robert Kennedy campaigns in Seattle on March 26, 1968. -  HistoryLink.org

Amazon.com: Bobby Kennedy For President 1968 RFK Cool Wall Art Print Poster  16x24: Posters & Prints

Robert F. Kennedy, Politician born - African American Registry

Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968)


Shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, Senator
Robert Kennedy
was
shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning
the California presidential primary.

Immediately after he announced to his cheering supporters that
the country was ready to end its fractious divisions, Kennedy
was shot several times by 24-year-old Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan.

He was pronounced dead a day later, on June 6, 1968.

Sirhan, who was born in Palestine, confessed to the crime
at his trial and received a death sentence on March 3, 1969. 

Since the California State Supreme Court invalidated all
death penalty sentences in 1972, Sirhan has spent the
rest of his life in prison. 

Hubert Humphrey ended up running for the Democrats in
1968, but lost to Nixon.

Chronicle Covers: The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy

Lot Detail - Robert F. Kennedy Assassination Newspaper Announces ''Assassin  Identified'' The Day He Was Shot -- ''Dallas Times Herald'' From 5 June 1968

Chronicle Covers: The sorrow surrounding Robert F. Kennedy's death
JUNE 6, 1968

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THE RIGHT FOR WOMEN TO VOTE BEGAN

Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia


The
19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting
women the right to vote, was passed by Congress and
sent to the states for ratification.

19th Amendment and Women's Access to the Vote Across America - Women's  History (U.S. National Park Service)

The 19th Amendment – Patriot's Daughter

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BATTLE BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1942

The Battle of Midway: Turning the Tide in the Pacific - YouTube

On June 4, 1942, the Battle of Midwayone of the most
decisive U.S. victories against Japan during
World War II
began.

During the four-day sea-and-air battle, the outnumbered
U.S. Pacific Fleet succeeded in destroying four Japanese
aircraft carriers while losing only one of its own, the
Yorktown, to the previously invincible Japanese navy.

BATTLE OF MIDWAY BEGAN ON THIS DAY | PDX RETRO

Midway / The Pacific War | The Second World War

Battle of Midway begins | June 4, 1942 | HISTORY

The Chicago Tribune's June 7, 1942, front page was led by a report on the Battle of Midway that made evident the U.S. had cracked the Japanese naval code.

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MOVIE GUITAR HAS BEEN MISSING

Opinion: Does Homecoming live up to its hype? – The McHenry Messenger

NASHVILLE, TN. (KATU) — The search is on for an iconic guitar
used in a major motion picture, and you could help find it.

Gibson and Michael J. Fox say the Cherry Red Gibson ES-345
guitar played on stage has been missing for 40 years.

The guitar was featured during the “Enchantment Under The
Sea” school dance scene when Marty McFly played “Johnny
B. Goode.”

Officials say that during the making of the film, filmmakers went
to look for the guitar, and it was nowhere to be found.

Along with the hunt for the missing Gibson ES-345 and to further celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Back to the Future” this year,
Gibson Films has now started production on a new documentary
film titled “LOST TO THE FUTURE”.

If you have tips about the guitar or know where it is, you are
asked to contact Gibson at 1-855-345-1955 or on the web at
www.losttothefuture.com.

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marty mcfly

The Iconic Johnny B. Goode Scene | Back to the Future

Back To The Future' Director Says Sequel Or Remake Is "Not In The Cards";  Open To Do A Movie Musical

Michael J. Fox surprises fans through effects of Parkinson's ...
Michael J. Fox was born June 9, 1961 in Alberta, Canada.

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THE LAUGH FOR THE DAY ~

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