October 9 - The Day in History

October 9 : General Interest 1967: Che Guevara is executed On this day in 1967, socialist revolutionary and guerilla leader Che Guevara, age 39, is killed by the Bolivian army... read more American Revolution 1775 : Lord Dartmouth orders British officers to North Carolina http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lord-dartmouth-orders-british-officers-to-north-carolina Automotive 1992 : Meteorite crashes into Chevy Malibu http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/meteorite-crashes-into-chevy-malibu Civil War 1864 : Union cavalry defeat Rebels at the Battle of Tom's Brook http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-toms-brook Cold War 1967 : Professional revolutionary "Che" Guevara is executed in Bolivia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/professional-revolutionary-che-guevara-is-executed-in-bolivia Crime 1942 : A Chicago bootlegger escapes from prison http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-chicago-bootlegger-escapes-from-prison Disaster 1963 : Landslide kills thousands in Italy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/landslide-kills-thousands-in-italy General Interest 1635 : Rhode Island founder banished from Massachusetts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rhode-island-founder-banished-from-massachusetts 1940 : St. Paul's Cathedral bombed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/st-pauls-cathedral-bombed 1974 : Oskar Schindler dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oskar-schindler-dies 1975 : Sakharov wins Peace Prize http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sakharov-wins-peace-prize Hollywood 2001 : Footloose, Steel Magnolias director Herbert Ross dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/footloose-steel-magnolias-director-herbert-ross-dies Literary 1547 : Miguel de Cervantes is baptized http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/miguel-de-cervantes-is-baptized Music 1976 : Disco/Classical hybrid "A Fifth Of Beethoven" is the #1 song on the U.S. pop charts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/discoclassical-hybrid-quota-fifth-of-beethovenquot-is-the-1-song-on-the-us-pop-charts Old West 1936 : Hoover Dam begins transmitting electricity to Los Angeles http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hoover-dam-begins-transmitting-electricity-to-los-angeles Presidential 1869 : President Grant announces death of former President Pierce http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-grant-announces-death-of-former-president-pierce Sports 1934 : The Gashouse Gang wins the World Series http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-gashouse-gang-wins-the-world-series Vietnam War 1969 : The National Guard breaks up protests at home http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-national-guard-breaks-up-protests-at-home 1970 : Khmer Republic proclaimed in Cambodia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/khmer-republic-proclaimed-in-cambodia World War I 1915 : Belgrade falls to Austria-Hungary http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/belgrade-falls-to-austria-hungary World War II 1944 : Churchill and Stalin confer http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/churchill-and-stalin-confer

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