I'm Not Getting Choked Up

In 19 65, robert kennedy became a senator, new york senator. In 19 68, he launched a presidential campaign and it seemed to be going pretty well. He looked like he had a serious shot. But that stopped on june fifth, 19 68. And it stopped abruptly because robertkennedy was also assassinated. So our question here is: Is this what happened? People in the wake of the tragedy, and almost 50 years later, are still asking 'is this what happened?'