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Which two men were assassinated within months of each other in 1968?
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∙ 9y ago
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King was shot while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He died at the scene. James Earl Ray was his assassin. On June 5, 1968, U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was shot during his speech at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Kennedy died from his injuries the following day. His assassin was Sirhan Sirhan.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 9y agoOne of the men that were assassinated in 1968 is Martin Luther King Jr. The other man was Robert Kennedy.
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∙ 13y agoThe assassination of two famous American leaders took place in the year 1968. They were of Martin Luther King Junior and Robert Kennedy.
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Who was assassinated by sirhan sirhand in California in 1968?
Robert Fritzgearld Kennedy who assassinated him
Who was the civil right leader assassinated in 1968 in Memphis Tennessee?
Martin Luther King
What popular Democratic antiwar candidate was assassinated the night he won the 1968 California primary?
When was Bobby Kennedy assassinated?
Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in the early hours of June 5, 1968. He was shot with a .22 caliber Iver-Johnson, and died in the hospital nearly 26 hours later. As a response to his death, the United States Secret Service began a policy of protecting potential presidential candidates.
Who was the US president when Martin Luther King was assassinated?
Lyndon Johnson was President in 1968 when King was assassinated.
What day did Martin Luther King Jr die?
Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Robert Kennedy was assassinated just two months later on June 6, 1968.
Who was assassinated during the 1968 presidential election?
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968.
What year was mlk assassinated?
Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee April 4th 1968.Harvey Milk was assassinated November 27, 1978Milk was assassinated 2 years ago.
What leader was assassinated in 1968?
Two political leaders were assassinated in 1968, Martin Luther King and Robert F Kennedy
Was JF Kennedy assassinated in 1968?
No he was assassinated on Friday 22nd November 1963
On what day was martin luther king assassinated?
He was assassinated on April 4, 1968.
Who was assassinated by sirhan sirhand in California in 1968?
Robert Fritzgearld Kennedy who assassinated him
How did Dr Martin Luther King die?
King was assassinated in 1968. He was shot in Tennessee.
When did Martin Luther king get assassinated?
April 4, 1968 i have no idea where someone got Nov.27, 1978, but its WRONG and will always be WRONG, therefore we must let it rot in its WRONGNESS!
When was martin lutha king assassinated?
1968
Was JFK or Martain Luther King assassinated first?
John Kennedy was assassinated before Martin Luther King. Kennedy was assassinated in late 1963, while King was not assassinated until early 1968. John's brother, Robert, was assassinated in 1968 as well, after Martin Luther King.
What town in which Dr. King was assassinated.?
Dr. King was assassinated April 4, 1968 in Memphis.
