The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, a United States Senator and brother
of assassinated President John F. Kennedy, took place shortly after midnight
on June 5, 1968 in Los Angeles, California. Robert F. Kennedy was killed
during celebrations of his successful campaign in the Californian primary
elections while seeking the Democratic nomination for President of the
United States. The perpetrator was a twenty-four year old Palestinian
immigrant named Sirhan Sirhan, who remains incarcerated for this crime as of
2009. The shooting was recorded on audio tape by a freelance newspaper
reporter, while the aftermath was captured on film. Kennedy's body lay in
repose at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York for two days before a funeral
mass was held on June 8. His body was interred near his brother John at
Arlington National Cemetery. His death prompted the protection of
presidential candidates by the United States Secret Service. Hubert Humphrey
went on to win the Democratic nomination for the presidency, but ultimately
lost the election to Richard Nixon. As with his brother's death, Robert
Kennedy's assassination and the circumstances surrounding it have spawned a
variety of conspiracy theories, particularly in relation to the existence of
a supposed second gunman.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
27 BC:
Gaius Octavianus was given the title Augustus by the Roman Senate.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus)
929:
Emir Abd-ar-Rahman III of Cordoba declared himself caliph, thereby
establishing the Caliphate of Córdoba.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliphate_of_C%C3%B3rdoba)
1129:
The Council of Nablus was held, establishing the earliest surviving written
laws of the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Nablus)
1809:
Peninsular War: French forces under Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult attacked the
amphibious evacuation of the British under Sir John Moore at the Battle of
Corunna in Corunna, Galicia, Spain.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Corunna)
1909:
The Nimrod Expedition led by Anglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton reached
the approximate location of the South Magnetic Pole.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Shackleton)
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
contumacious (adj) Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient;
rebellious.
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http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/contumacious)
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I don't want to express alienation. It isn't what I feel. I'm interested in
various kinds of passionate engagement. All my work says be serious, be
passionate, wake up. --Susan Sontag
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http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Susan_Sontag)