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  • Bobby Kennedy shot in Los Angeles

    United States Senator and Presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy is shot by Sirhan Sirhan in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Kennedy, who had just won the California Primary, gave a speech at the Ambassador ballroom but was ambushed by Sirhan as he walked through the kitchen of the hotel after his speech. 

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  • Marshall announces Marshall Plan

    While delivering a commencement address at Harvard University, Secretary of State George Marshall announces the European Recovery Program, more commonly known as the Marshall Plan. The program allocates approximately $13 billion to rebuild European economies and infrastructure following their devastation in World War II.

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