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This week in history: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 16, 2017This year’s theme is “Answering the Call of October 17 to end poverty: A path toward peaceful and inclusive societies.”
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This week in history: A half-century since the death of Che Guevara
October 11, 2017On October 9, 1967, socialist revolutionary and guerrilla leader Che Guevara, age 39, was killed by the Bolivian army.
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The legacy of Che Guevara – 50 years since his death
October 10, 2017Half a century ago, on October 9, 1967, Ernesto “Che” Guevara, was assassinated by a Bolivian army officer, following orders from the CIA.
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Today in women’s history: Long live Fannie Lou Hamer
October 6, 2017On this day 100 years ago, October 6, 1917, Mississippi civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer was born in Montgomery County, Miss.
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Battle lines drawn over Confederate-named highway in northern Virginia
October 6, 2017The fight to change the name of Jefferson Davis Highway is heating up.
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