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Cuba’s Ernesto 'Che' Guevara makes an appearance on 'Face the Nation' (AP Photo)

October 10, 2024 Today In History No Comments

Today in History: October 9

Today in History: October 9: In 1963, a mega-tsunami in northern Italy destroyed villages; In 1962, Uganda won autonomy from British rule; In 1967, Che Guevara was executed by the Bolivian army; In 2009, President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize;

Lech Walesa, former leader of Poland's Solidarity movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate listens to the shortwave broadcast from Oslo

October 5, 2024 Today In History No Comments

Today in History: October 5

:Today in History: October 5: In 1983, Solidarity founder Lech Walesa was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize; In 1892, the Dalton Gang was practically wiped out; In 1947, President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised White House address; In 2011, Steve Jobs, the Apple founder, died.