Robert F. Kennedy

. . . was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan early on this date 40 years ago. The 42-year-old brother of assassinated president John Kennedy, father of 11, died the next day. Read the story from The New York Times.

Sirhan's revolver Sirhan’s snubnosed .22-caliber Iver Johnson Cadet model revolver, which wounded five individuals in addition to killing Senator Kennedy.

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