Daily Archives: December 11, 2014

Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara addresses United Nations 50 years ago today (Dec 11 1964)


Video: 'Che Guevara speech at UN 1964 (English subtitles!!)'

(Friday, December 11, 1964; during the Cold War) — Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara addressed the United Nations today, declaring that “the final hour of colonialism has struck.” Continue reading Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara addresses United Nations 50 years ago today (Dec 11 1964)

Singer-songwriter Sam Cooke shot and killed in Los Angeles 50 years ago this hour (Dec 11 1964)


Video: 'Sam Cooke - Legend (The Life, The Legend, The Legacy) DVD (Title 3)' (Dec. 11, 1964, at 1:00:32)

(Friday, December 11, 1964, 3:00 a.m. PST) — Singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, ranked 16th on Rolling Stone‘s list of the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time”, was fatally shot early today by Bertha Franklin, the manager of the Hacienda Motel at 9137 South Figueroa Street, in Los Angeles, California. Franklin claimed Cooke, 33, had broken into her office residence and attacked her.