On this day: October 9

POSTED: 07:58 PM PDT Oct 08, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Oct 08, 2012 

The Washington Monument opens to the public, John Lennon is born, Che Guevara is executed, the Dow Jones reaches new heights, and President Barack Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize, all on this day.

OTD October 9 - Barack Obama
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2009: President Barack Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize. In announcing the award, the Norwegian Nobel Committee cites Obama's promotion of nuclear nonproliferation and a "new climate" in international relations fostered by Obama, especially in reaching out to the Muslim world.

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