Politics & Government
Indianapolis Park Designated As National Historic Site
Indianapolis park where Robert Kennedy announced MLK Jr.'s assassination, called for peace is designated as a National Historic Site: More
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — An Indianapolis park is now a National Historic Site 50 years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s death. AP News reports the local park where Robert Kennedy called for peace and unity hours before King's death was designated as a National Historic Site in a bill approved by Congress that was signed Tuesday by President Donald Trump. The park near downtown is where Kennedy was set to make an April 1968 presidential campaign speech, however he instead announced the news of King's assassination and asked for a nonviolent reaction, AP News reports.
Several notable attendees at Wednesday's event included Robert Kennedy's daughter, Kerry Kennedy and others.
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