10-09-2003, 03:29 PM
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Pixies Horse Widower
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Scotland
Posts: 9,476
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October 9th
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On Oct. 9, 1967, Latin American guerrilla leader Che Guevara was executed in Bolivia while attempting to incite revolution.
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In addition to this, the soldiers also amputated his hands, for identification purposes!!
Today in 1973 Elvis Presley divorced Priscilla; she got - $1½ million, plus $4,200 a month; half the sale of their house ($750,000) and 5% of his publishing companies. Nice work, if you can get it!! 
In 1897, Henry Strurmey set off in his 4.5bhp Daimler from Land's End in Cornwall, to become the first person to drive to John O'Groats, the most northerly point in Scotland. He completed the 929-mile journey on the 19th.
Three armed men raided the Turkish baths in London's Jermyn Street in 1955, but the well-heeled customers weren't wearing much and the robbers' haul totalled........ £7!!!
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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind
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