Che Guevara Executed in Bolivia: The Revolutionary Dies
Bolivian soldiers executed Che Guevara in a schoolhouse in La Higuera on orders from President Barrientos, ending the radical's quixotic guerrilla campaign. His defiant final words to the firing squad and the photograph of his body transformed him from a failed insurgent into the world's most recognizable symbol of armed revolution.
October 9, 1967
59 years ago
Key Figures & Places
What Else Happened on October 9
consagración del templo de Apolo Palatino en Roma, inspirado en el modelo alejandrino. Institución de la biblioteca del Templo de Apolo Palatino.
Pepin the Short died in 768 and split his kingdom between his two sons. Carloman got the center. Charlemagne got a crescent of territory wrapping around it — ha…
Leif Erikson sailed from Greenland and established a Norse settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, becoming the first European known to set foot in No…
Richard Cœur de lion rembarque pour l'Angleterre, mettant fin à la troisième croisade en terre sainte.
Unter Meister Wolbero beginnen die Bauarbeiten für das Neusser Quirinusmünster
James I of Aragon captured the city of Valencia from the Almohad Caliphate, ending five centuries of Islamic rule in the region. By establishing the Kingdom of …
Talk to History
Have a conversation with historical figures who witnessed this era. Ask questions, explore perspectives, and bring history to life.