Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 27 February 1973

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Cooke supposedly broke into manager Franklin's apartment wearing nothing but a shoe and a raincoat. Singer Etta James told that apart from being shot, Cooke had been so badly beaten that his head was nearly separated from his shoulders, his hands were broken and crushed, and his nose mangled.
(11 December 1964)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Tuesday 27th of February 1973 52 years ago
200 Oglala Lakota and followers of the American Indian Movement seize and occupy the town following the failure of an effort of the Oglala Sioux Civil Rights Organization to impeach tribal president Richard Wilson, whom they accused of corruption and abuse of opponents in Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, United States. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_Knee_incident