On this day in history: In 1752, Benjamin Franklin flew a kite for the first time to demonstrate that lightning is a form of electricity. In 1968, U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy was mortally shot in Los Angeles by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy died early the next morning. In 1998, C-Span reported that Bob Hope had died. The report was false and had began with an inaccurate obituary on the Associated Press Web site. In 1934, TV journalist Bill Moyers in Hugo, Okla. Today is World Environment Day. In the news today: A Gallup Poll shows that former veep Dick Cheney is slightly more popular than House Speaker Nancy Pelosi here. And your Wild Card is in play ...