On This Day - October 9, A Shot of History

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1967 – A day after being captured, Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in Bolivia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara#Capture_and_execution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQTYaARyOPE

1969 – PJ Harvey, English singer-songwriter, is born.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PJ_Harvey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64C6Ih4QlrE

2006 – North Korea tests its first nuclear device.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_North_Korean_nuclear_test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mgE8Ea65Bs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGh-lRjzv3c

1888 – The Washington Monument officially opens to the general public.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Monument
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9oHJae5qW8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugh7pRtzTAQ

Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninetl