On This Day - October 19, A Shot of History

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1983 – The Prime Minister of Grenada Maurice Bishop is executed during a military coup d'état.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Bishop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6ZBTa47o_w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5wOHIi7xCU

2012 – Big Tex, a 52-foot statue and cultural icon in Dallas is destroyed by fire.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Tex
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMGSkrwchIw

1984 – Roman Catholic priest from Poland, Jerzy Popiełuszko, associated with the Solidarity union, is murdered by three agents of the Polish communist internal intelligence agency.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerzy_Popie%C5%82uszko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbjvOj0Yyxw

1931 – John le Carré, British intelligence officer and author, is born.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_le_Carr%C3%A9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89FHIGL3N54
https://www.flickr.com/photos/peter576/4448628111/in/photolist-5sHWNx-5tFwKC-64qbTH-boVvyx-boVwtp-boVvSK-boVwa2-boVVmX-boW4uM-boVUNF-boVV5H-boW4Yv-boW4JB-k2QcV-7M7o9F-cHqA8E

Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninet