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14. ....Here: Busboy Juan Romero attempts to comfort the fatally-stricken RFK. Mr. Romero passed in 2018

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Jun 5, 2025, 10:24 PM

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Some history made on June 5th was tragic. This day in 1968, Robert F. Kennedy, the brother of a murdered president, himself fell victim to an assassin's bullet. Here: Busboy Juan Romero attempts to comfort the fatally-stricken RFK. Mr. Romero passed in 2018

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Today in History: June 5, Robert F. Kennedy shot [View all] Omaha Steve Jun 2025 OP

. Chemical Bill Jun 2025 #1

I know exactly where I was and what I was doing when the story broke on the TV. His was the first sinkingfeeling Jun 2025 #2

Me too SARose Jun 2025 #11

Just two months earlier, April 5, MLK was assassinated.. I thought the world had gone bezerk with Viet Nam Deuxcents Jun 2025 #3

I was camping out in the neighborhood dweller Jun 2025 #4

... SheltieLover Jun 2025 #5

One of the saddest stories ever. valleyrogue Jun 2025 #6

He was going to be pesident. flashman13 Jun 2025 #20

RFK MoonlightHillFarm Jun 2025 #7

Ty, Steve. Was thinking of mentioning it. I went to sleep bc results to NYC from California would be so late.... electric_blue68 Jun 2025 #8

I was up watching black & white TV with my father and brother... Historic NY Jun 2025 #9

I watched it live on tv crazylikafox Jun 2025 #10

I remember it in detail. It was near the end of the year of my Freshman year in college. KitFox Jun 2025 #12

I was up watching when this happened. LoisB Jun 2025 #13

....Here: Busboy Juan Romero attempts to comfort the fatally-stricken RFK. Mr. Romero passed in 2018 riversedge Jun 2025 #14

...GOD...NOT AGAIN!!.......... riversedge Jun 2025 #15

It was horrible Joinfortmill Jun 2025 #16

I was 15 and very politically aware in 1968. BadgerMom Jun 2025 #17

Kerry Kennedy @KerryKennedyRFK: My father lived his life in pursuit of justice and service: to his country, to his riversedge Jun 2025 #18

Ii felt like everything changed in that moment, a gigantic shift in the universe. niyad Jun 2025 #19

Nixon verses Humphrey Godot51 Jun 2025 #21

Agreed, and I still remember what my teacher said about it at the time Rhiannon12866 Jun 2025 #22

My parents were at the Ambassador Hotel that night but left early vapor2 Jun 2025 #23

A friend of mine's mother was there too. nolabear Jun 2025 #25

i was in elementary school when that happened ."" AllaN01Bear Jun 2025 #24

End of my sophomore year of college WinstonSmith4740 Jun 2025 #26