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Defeated by McCarthy in Oregon, Kennedy desperately needed to win the California Presidential Primary.June 5, 1968 he did.
His victory speech at Los Angeles’ Ambassador Hotel ended with the phrase: “AND NOW, ON TO CHICAGO…”
Leaving the building through the hotel’s kitchen area, Kennedy was accosted by a Palestinian, Sirhan Sirhan, who was reputedly angry with Kennedy because of the Senator’s support of Israel.
Firing at Kennedy, he felled the Senator with three shots, including one to the head, and also hit other bystanders with gunfire.
The Senator died the next day.
His funeral was an emotional event that began at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York and culminated in Arlington Cemetery’s only evening burial.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey ultimately received his party’s nomination at the infamous Chicago Democratic Convention, and was defeated in November by Republican Richard Nixon.