Today marks the 44th Aniversary of the death of Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy

[Tx4obama]

November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968

[Auggie]

1. What if ...

damn it

[wilt the stilt]

3. I was lying in bed

and I couldn't sleep and the news came on my transistor radio. I was in shock. How the world would be different if he lived. No Nixon No reagan No Bush

[Tx4obama]

10. ...

[Faygo Kid]

2. High school junior. I remember it well.

Gene McCarthy supporter who kind of resented Bobby jumping in after New Hampshire. That morning, I was getting ready for school and turned on the TV (Today Show) to see what happened, and they had a tape of Bobby giving his victory speech ("Now it's on to Chicago. . .&quot . Then the anchor came on, saying, "And that was moments before he was shot. . ." I screamed. Another moment I will never, ever forget. Unfortunately.

There's been too many, and our side is almost always on the losing end.

[HockeyMom]

4. I was working not far from St. Pat's in NY then

They were having a Memorial (imagine that now) for him. I could not get anywhere near it, and gave up.

[BlueIris]

5. This man's story and especially his death always make me go:

[virgogal]

6. OMG,I remember it as if it were yesterday. I had young children,including

a 3 month old baby so got up at about 5:00 AM (East Coast).

I put on my morning radio station and heard the news.

Ran in and woke my husband and we were both stunned.

It was an awful year,just awful.

[highprincipleswork]

7. That was such a terrible loss...

Think of everything that would have been different if Bobby Kennedy had lived...

It's overwhelming to think of it, his heartfulness along with his toughness.

I miss him still.

Problem is, does his death, as well as that of others, prove that assassinations work?

When I question why we don't have anybody courageous enough to be mistaken for Bobby anymore I wonder (and this includes President Obama) "Do they simply not want to meet the same end?"

Unacceptable.

As Langson Hughes said, "Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be...From those who live like leeches on the people’s lives, We must take back our land again, America!"

Bobby! Rest in peace. And know that so many of us loved you and loved what you stood for. And we love you still.

[freshwest]

8. +1,000

[Sherman A1]

9. I remember it as well

Grade school graduation (which was mass, a little reception afterward, a class photo and see ya later) was that day and I remember it on the news as we left for the event.