Assassinations of the 1960s

Television

People were instantly alerted of the assassinations through this medium; It allowed news to spread rapidly

John F. Kennedy

President of the US; Assassinated Nov. 22, 1963

Dallas, TX

Place where President Kennedy was assassinated

Lyndon B. Johnson

Became US President after John F. Kennedy was assassinated

Lee Harvey Oswald

Shot President Kennedy

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Civil rights leader assassinated on April 4, 1968

James Earl Ray

Assassinated MLK, Jr.

Memphis, TN

Place where MLK, Jr. was assassinated

Robert F. Kennedy

Former Attorney General and Senator who ran for President in 1968

Robert F. Kennedy

Brother of US President John F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy

Spoke after MLK, Jr.'s assassination

Robert F. Kennedy

Assassinated June 6, 1968

Sirhan Sirhan

Shot Robert F. Kennedy

Los Angeles, CA

Place where RFK was assassinated

Martin Luther King, Jr.

MLK, Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy

RFK

John F. Kennedy

JFK

Assassination

The act of killing a political leader