Almanac of Absurdities for 10/8

On this day in 1806, British Military Forces lay seige to Boulogne in France for the first time using Sir William Congreve's “Rockets”. On this day in 1967 Che Guevara and his men are captured by Bolivian Army Regulars. He was executed the next day, a blow to La Revolution, but a boon to the T-Shirt Industry. Playing on the radio that day back in the US: “Daydream Believer” and “Heard It Through the Grapevine.” Frank Herbert's birthday in 1920 if you're hip to that.