• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Irish America

Irish America

Irish America

  • HOME
  • WHO WE ARE
    • ABOUT US
    • OUR CONTRIBUTORS
  • IN THIS ISSUE
  • HALL OF FAME
  • THE LISTS
    • BUSINESS 100
    • HALL OF FAME
    • HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES 50
    • WALL STREET 50
  • LIBRARY
  • TRAVEL
  • EVENTS
  • Sir-Arthur-Conan-Doyle
    Arthur Conan Doyle's Irish Mystery 
  • immigrants-at-grosse-ile-e1714585272858-2048x1374
    The Ghosts of Grosse Ile 
  • Kennedy_Inauguration_Kennedy_Library
    Road to the White House 
  • Belle-of-NY-Hi-Res
    Wild Irish Women: Chicago May 
  • Sir-Arthur-Conan-Doyle
    Arthur Conan Doyle's Irish Mystery 
  • immigrants-at-grosse-ile-e1714585272858-2048x1374
    The Ghosts of Grosse Ile 
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  • Previous
  • Next

IN THIS ISSUE

Hibernia | Dispatches from Massachusetts

The Irish Discover Quincy Quincy, Massachusetts has become the go-to place for thousands of Irish expats who have settled in the Boston area over the past 25 years.   With beautiful outdoor amenities plus…

Read More

Those We Lost

Billy Lawless, champion for immigration reform, passes in Chicago In every march for immigration reform, amid all the Mexican and Central American marchers, you could always depend on one ruddy-faced Irishman leading a…

Read More

IRISH AMERICA ARCHIVES

A Link With The Past

How many hours did you spend learning your catechism? Could you still answer your questions…

MORE
A Night to Remember

Frank McCourt’s second book, ‘Tis, follows, where Angela’s Ashes leaves off with the young Limerick…

MORE

Primary Sidebar

Featured Video

Featured Podcast

News from the Irish Post

  • Writing desk where Oscar Wilde penned classic works expected to fetch thousands at auction

    TWO antique items which belonged to Oscar Wilde are expected to fetch over €10k when they go unde...

  • Principal’s ‘inspirational leadership’ commended as he announces retirement from historic Irish school

    A PRINCIPAL who has served at an historic Irish secondary school for more than eight years has an...

  • Ireland and UAE issue statement following extradition of suspected Kinihan cartel member

    THE JUSTICE ministers of Ireland and the UAE have issued a joint statement confirming their solid...

  • Heatwaves have ‘major impact’ on spread of disease

    HEATWAVES can have a major influence on the spread of disease new research by Irish scientists ha...

June 5, 1968

Following his win in the California and South Dakota primaries, presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy made a speech addressing his campaign supporters at the Ambassador Hotel in LA, California. In an effort to make it to a press conference on time, Kennedy decided to pass through the kitchen, where he was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan. He sustained three gun shot wounds and was immediately rushed to The Good Samaritan Hospital. Despite surgery, Kennedy died the next morning on June 6, 1968.

Footer

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Subscribe

  • Subscribe
  • Give a Gift
  • Newsletter

Additional

  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2025 · IrishAmerica Child Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in