Last Thursday, June 6th marked the 56th anniversary of the death of Robert F. Kennedy. He was shot at a campaign rally by Sirhan Sirhan on June 5th and he died the next day. 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 There’s also 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!
Robert Kennedy was killed 55 years ago. How should he be remembered? - NPR reports on the assassination and how R.F.K. should be remembered.
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: We’ve got a special post on Monday, instead of our usual Saturday Night Cheeseburger stop, it’s going to be Friday Night @ Chelsie & Daniel’s Midwest Wedding Tour. My friends Chelsie and Daniel got married and instead of a traditional wedding reception where the guests come to where the wedding has been, Chelsie and Daniel went on a tour and traveled to where the guests live! This was a lot of fun and there will be photos of this celebration tomorrow!
Tuesday: We’re winding up the MBIP Macaroni and Cheese Tour and I picked my two favorite places and invited my friends, Amber and Joe to be the judges to see which one got the best scores!
Wednesday: Today I’m going on a Scott Turley Road Trip with MBIP Pal and Wheelman, Scott Turley to a place that you can read about this Wednesday!
Thursday: I’m still working on my forthcoming book and one part of that book will feature 19 bars that I went to for my 365 Bar Crawl blog. We’ll be spotlighting one of the bars in Thursday’s post.
Friday: Speaking of bars, we’ll be showcasing a Peoria blog on Friday for the weekly, MBIPTGIF Happy Hour post!
Saturday: We’ll be looking backwards on Saturday for yet another, Meanwhile, Back In Peoria’s Past post.
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SUNDAY COMIC
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Related Posts: Sunday Links: Monterey Pop Festival, Goodfellas and Revolver.