roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 21 hours agoUnited Farm Workers Office Bombed (1970) On this day in 1970, a United Farm Workers (UFW) office was bombed Salinas Valley, California. The bombing took place during the Salad Bowl strike, the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10
arrow-up117arrow-down1imageUnited Farm Workers Office Bombed (1970) On this day in 1970, a United Farm Workers (UFW) office was bombed Salinas Valley, California. The bombing took place during the Salad Bowl strike, the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 21 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoUK Postal Workers' Strike Ends (2003) On this day in 2003, a wildcat strike involving two-thirds of Royal Mail workers in the United Kingdom (around 20,000 people) ended in victory for the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1imageUK Postal Workers' Strike Ends (2003) On this day in 2003, a wildcat strike involving two-thirds of Royal Mail workers in the United Kingdom (around 20,000 people) ended in victory for the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoAllende Assumes Office (1970) On this day in 1970, Salvador Allende became the first Marxist to serve as elected leader of a Latin American liberal democracy. "We are seeking to overcome [the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11
arrow-up18arrow-down1imageAllende Assumes Office (1970) On this day in 1970, Salvador Allende became the first Marxist to serve as elected leader of a Latin American liberal democracy. "We are seeking to overcome [the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoNorman Morrison Self-Immolation (1965) Norman Morrison (1933 - 1965) was a Baltimore Quaker committed suicide via self-immolation in protest of the Vietnam War on this day in 1965. Morrison was 31...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
arrow-up123arrow-down1imageNorman Morrison Self-Immolation (1965) Norman Morrison (1933 - 1965) was a Baltimore Quaker committed suicide via self-immolation in protest of the Vietnam War on this day in 1965. Morrison was 31...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoPlowshares Kitsap Break-in (2007) On this day in 2009, five anti-nuclear weapons peace activists who were part of the Plowshares movement broke into the Naval Base Kitsap, a nuclear-submarine base...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down11
arrow-up19arrow-down1imagePlowshares Kitsap Break-in (2007) On this day in 2009, five anti-nuclear weapons peace activists who were part of the Plowshares movement broke into the Naval Base Kitsap, a nuclear-submarine base...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoUMW Coal Strike (1919) On this day in 1919, the United Mine Workers (UMW) initiated a nationwide strike of more than 400,000 coal miners, demanding better wages and a 30-hour week. The U.S....plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down10
arrow-up134arrow-down1imageUMW Coal Strike (1919) On this day in 1919, the United Mine Workers (UMW) initiated a nationwide strike of more than 400,000 coal miners, demanding better wages and a 30-hour week. The U.S....plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoSmith Act Trial (1949) On this day in 1949, the first trial of communist leaders under the Smith Act began in Manhattan. The trial spanned 10 months at the height of anti-communist hysteria. All...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1imageSmith Act Trial (1949) On this day in 1949, the first trial of communist leaders under the Smith Act began in Manhattan. The trial spanned 10 months at the height of anti-communist hysteria. All...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoCoal Creek Strikers Free Prisoners (1891) On this day in 1891, armed Tennessee Coal Miners freed hundreds of prisoners who were being used as strikebreaking convict labor. The raid took place in...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10
arrow-up126arrow-down1imageCoal Creek Strikers Free Prisoners (1891) On this day in 1891, armed Tennessee Coal Miners freed hundreds of prisoners who were being used as strikebreaking convict labor. The raid took place in...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoNat Turner Captured (1831) On this day in 1831, Nat Turner, a radical preacher on the run after initiating a slave rebellion, was captured. After being sentenced to death, Turner was asked if he...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down11
arrow-up148arrow-down1imageNat Turner Captured (1831) On this day in 1831, Nat Turner, a radical preacher on the run after initiating a slave rebellion, was captured. After being sentenced to death, Turner was asked if he...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square6fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoJJ Foods Strike (1995) On this day in 1995, workers at the JJ Fast Food Distribution plant in Tottenham, London walked out to demand the reinstatement of their elected shop steward, beginning a...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1imageJJ Foods Strike (1995) On this day in 1995, workers at the JJ Fast Food Distribution plant in Tottenham, London walked out to demand the reinstatement of their elected shop steward, beginning a...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoStanleyville Riots (1959) On this day in 1959, Congolese residents of Stanleyville rebelled against Belgian colonizers, demanding independence after a speech by Patrice Lumumba. Police suppressed...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1imageStanleyville Riots (1959) On this day in 1959, Congolese residents of Stanleyville rebelled against Belgian colonizers, demanding independence after a speech by Patrice Lumumba. Police suppressed...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoLouis Blanc (1811 - 1882) Louis Blanc, born on this day in 1811, was a French socialist politician and historian. Blanc is sometimes credited as coining the word "capitalism", defining it as "the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down11
arrow-up112arrow-down1imageLouis Blanc (1811 - 1882) Louis Blanc, born on this day in 1811, was a French socialist politician and historian. Blanc is sometimes credited as coining the word "capitalism", defining it as "the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoLeon Czolgosz Executed (1901) Leon Czolgosz was an anarchist steelworker executed by the U.S. government on this day in 1901 after assassinating President William McKinley. The murder led to a...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down11
arrow-up114arrow-down1imageLeon Czolgosz Executed (1901) Leon Czolgosz was an anarchist steelworker executed by the U.S. government on this day in 1901 after assassinating President William McKinley. The murder led to a...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoLuisa Capetillo (1879 - 1922) Luisa Capetillo, born on this day in 1879, was a Puerto Rican labor organizer, feminist, and Christian anarchist. Capetillo advocated for women's suffrage, was...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10
arrow-up121arrow-down1imageLuisa Capetillo (1879 - 1922) Luisa Capetillo, born on this day in 1879, was a Puerto Rican labor organizer, feminist, and Christian anarchist. Capetillo advocated for women's suffrage, was...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoEmilienne Morin (1901 - 1991) Emilienne Morin, born on this day in 1901, was a French anarchist and writer who was active in the Spanish Civil War and anti-fascist resistance against Francisco...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10
arrow-up124arrow-down1imageEmilienne Morin (1901 - 1991) Emilienne Morin, born on this day in 1901, was a French anarchist and writer who was active in the Spanish Civil War and anti-fascist resistance against Francisco...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agoOliver Tambo (1917 - 1993) Oliver Tambo, born on this day in 1917, was a South African anti-apartheid politician and revolutionary who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC)...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down11
arrow-up116arrow-down1imageOliver Tambo (1917 - 1993) Oliver Tambo, born on this day in 1917, was a South African anti-apartheid politician and revolutionary who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC)...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agoFrench Riots Begin (2005) On this day in 2005, weeks of riots erupted throughout France after two youths died from electrocution while hiding from the police in a power substation. President...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down10
arrow-up125arrow-down1imageFrench Riots Begin (2005) On this day in 2005, weeks of riots erupted throughout France after two youths died from electrocution while hiding from the police in a power substation. President...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agoDolores Cacuango (1881 - 1971) Dolores Cacuango, also known as Mamá Doloreyuk, was a leader in the fight for indigenous rights in Ecuador born on this day in 1881. She was active in the Glorious...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down10
arrow-up129arrow-down1imageDolores Cacuango (1881 - 1971) Dolores Cacuango, also known as Mamá Doloreyuk, was a leader in the fight for indigenous rights in Ecuador born on this day in 1881. She was active in the Glorious...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agoJosé Ester Borrás (1913 - 1980) José Ester Borrás, born on this day in 1913 in Barcelona, Spain, was an anarchist active in the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) and the Spanish Civil War.plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11
arrow-up111arrow-down1imageJosé Ester Borrás (1913 - 1980) José Ester Borrás, born on this day in 1913 in Barcelona, Spain, was an anarchist active in the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) and the Spanish Civil War.plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 11 days agoMillion Woman March (1997) The Million Woman March was a protest march held on this day in 1997 for the purpose of uplifting black women and community, involving approximately 500,000 people on...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
arrow-up17arrow-down1imageMillion Woman March (1997) The Million Woman March was a protest march held on this day in 1997 for the purpose of uplifting black women and community, involving approximately 500,000 people on...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square0fedilink
