This Day in History October 9th Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas A. Edison

On This Day In History… Do you know his name? On this day in 1967, this Latin American guerrilla leader was executed in Bolivia while attempting to incite revolution. Do you know his name?

He was … Che Guevara

On This Day In History… On this day in 1701, The Collegiate School of Connecticut was chartered in New Haven. Do you know the current name of this university?

It is… Yale University

On This Day In History… On this day in 1888, the public was first admitted to this Washington, D.C. landmark. Can you name it?

It is the… Washington Monument.

On This Day In History… Do you know what they were? On this day in 2001, letters postmarked in Trenton, N.J., that later tested positive for these deadly spores, were mailed to Sens. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. Do you know what they were?

It was… anthrax

On This Day In History… Can you name the country? On this day in 2006, this country announced that it had conducted its first nuclear weapons test, drawing condemnation from around the world. Can you name the country?

It was… North Korea

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On This Day In History… Do you know the year? On this day, rock musician and songwriter John Lennon of the Beatles was born in Liverpool, England. Do you know the year?

It was… 1940