assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
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The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy was the 1968 shooting and killing of the U.S. senator and presidential candidate in Los Angeles, a pivotal event that shocked the nation and altered American political history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| assassination of Robert F. Kennedy canonical | 2 |
| Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12786176 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: assassination of Robert F. Kennedy Context triple: [Ethel Skakel, notableEvent, assassination of Robert F. Kennedy]
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A.
assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was the 1968 murder of the prominent civil rights leader in Memphis, Tennessee, which had profound political and social repercussions in the United States.
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B.
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy was the 1963 killing of the 35th U.S. president in Dallas, Texas, an event that shocked the world and has since been the subject of extensive investigation and controversy.
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C.
assassination of Malcolm X
The assassination of Malcolm X was the 1965 killing of the prominent African American civil rights leader and Nation of Islam dissident while he was delivering a speech in New York City, an event that profoundly impacted the Black freedom struggle in the United States.
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D.
Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald was the fatal shooting of President John F. Kennedy’s accused assassin by nightclub owner Jack Ruby while Oswald was in police custody, an event that fueled widespread controversy and conspiracy theories.
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E.
assassination of James A. Garfield
The assassination of James A. Garfield was the 1881 shooting of the 20th U.S. president, which led to his death and highlighted serious flaws in medical treatment and the patronage-based political system of the era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: assassination of Robert F. Kennedy Target entity description: The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy was the 1968 shooting and killing of the U.S. senator and presidential candidate in Los Angeles, a pivotal event that shocked the nation and altered American political history.
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A.
assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was the 1968 murder of the prominent civil rights leader in Memphis, Tennessee, which had profound political and social repercussions in the United States.
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B.
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy was the 1963 killing of the 35th U.S. president in Dallas, Texas, an event that shocked the world and has since been the subject of extensive investigation and controversy.
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C.
assassination of Malcolm X
The assassination of Malcolm X was the 1965 killing of the prominent African American civil rights leader and Nation of Islam dissident while he was delivering a speech in New York City, an event that profoundly impacted the Black freedom struggle in the United States.
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D.
Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald was the fatal shooting of President John F. Kennedy’s accused assassin by nightclub owner Jack Ruby while Oswald was in police custody, an event that fueled widespread controversy and conspiracy theories.
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E.
assassination of James A. Garfield
The assassination of James A. Garfield was the 1881 shooting of the 20th U.S. president, which led to his death and highlighted serious flaws in medical treatment and the patronage-based political system of the era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1968 event
ⓘ
assassination ⓘ historical event ⓘ political assassination ⓘ |
| arrestOfPerpetrator |
Sirhan Sirhan was apprehended at the scene
ⓘ
linked to:
Sirhan Sirhan
|
| campaignContext | Robert F. Kennedy’s campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wounds ⓘ |
| city | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | memorials and historical markers at the former Ambassador Hotel site ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | 1968-06-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeathOfVictim | 1968-06-06 ⓘ |
| eventPrecededBy | 1968 California Democratic presidential primary ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | considered a pivotal event in late 1960s American politics ⓘ |
| immediateContext | 1968 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| impact |
altered trajectory of 1968 Democratic presidential race
ⓘ
contributed to sense of political turmoil in the United States in 1968 ⓘ |
| legalOutcomeForPerpetrator | Sirhan Sirhan convicted of first-degree murder ⓘ |
| location | Ambassador Hotel ⓘ |
| locationDetail |
Ambassador Hotel kitchen pantry
ⓘ
linked to:
Ambassador Hotel
|
| mediaCoverage | extensive national television coverage ⓘ |
| medicalResponseLocation | Good Samaritan Hospital (Los Angeles) ⓘ |
| motiveAttributed | opposition to Robert F. Kennedy’s support for Israel ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleInjured | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleKilled | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfShotsFired | 8 ⓘ |
| occurredAfter | Robert F. Kennedy’s California primary victory speech ⓘ |
| otherVictim |
Elizabeth Evans
ⓘ
Ira Goldstein ⓘ Irwin Stroll ⓘ Paul Schrade ⓘ William Weisel ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Sirhan Sirhan ⓘ |
| policyImpact | led to increased Secret Service protection for presidential candidates ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
assassination of John F. Kennedy
ⓘ
assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| securityContext | took place in a crowded campaign environment with limited Secret Service protection for candidates ⓘ |
| sentence | death sentence (later commuted) ⓘ |
| sentenceModifiedTo | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
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| time |
just after 12:15 a.m. PDT
ⓘ
shortly after midnight ⓘ |
| trialLocation | Los Angeles County ⓘ |
| victim | Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| victimFormerOffice | United States Attorney General ⓘ |
| victimPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| victimPosition | United States Senator from New York ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | .22 caliber Iver Johnson Cadet revolver ⓘ |
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Subject: assassination of Robert F. Kennedy Description of subject: The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy was the 1968 shooting and killing of the U.S. senator and presidential candidate in Los Angeles, a pivotal event that shocked the nation and altered American political history.
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