roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoJackson State Killings (1970) On this day in 1970, a confrontation began between Jackson State University students and local police, leading to the police opening fire on the crowd, firing more...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1195arrow-down10
arrow-up1195arrow-down1imageJackson State Killings (1970) On this day in 1970, a confrontation began between Jackson State University students and local police, leading to the police opening fire on the crowd, firing more...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 19 hours agoSid Hatfield (1891 - 1921) William "Sid" Hatfield, born on this day in 1891, was a police chief of Matewan, West Virginia who helped organizing miners resist the union-busting Baldwin-Felts...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10
arrow-up131arrow-down1imageSid Hatfield (1891 - 1921) William "Sid" Hatfield, born on this day in 1891, was a police chief of Matewan, West Virginia who helped organizing miners resist the union-busting Baldwin-Felts...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square1linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 14 hours agoNairobi General Strike (1950) On this day in 1950, a general strike in Nairobi, Kenya began after two trade union leaders were arrested, paralyzing airport travel and public services and leading...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down11
arrow-up115arrow-down1imageNairobi General Strike (1950) On this day in 1950, a general strike in Nairobi, Kenya began after two trade union leaders were arrested, paralyzing airport travel and public services and leading...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoMOVE Bombing (1985) On this day in 1985, Philadelphia police bombed a home occupied by the black liberation group MOVE and let the fire burn out of control - "let the fire burn" - killing five...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1165arrow-down10
arrow-up1165arrow-down1imageMOVE Bombing (1985) On this day in 1985, Philadelphia police bombed a home occupied by the black liberation group MOVE and let the fire burn out of control - "let the fire burn" - killing five...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoMagnus Hirschfeld (1868 - 1935) Magnus Hirschfeld, born on this day in 1868, was a German physician, sexologist, and feminist whose books were burned by the Nazis. His work was among the earliest...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down10
arrow-up161arrow-down1imageMagnus Hirschfeld (1868 - 1935) Magnus Hirschfeld, born on this day in 1868, was a German physician, sexologist, and feminist whose books were burned by the Nazis. His work was among the earliest...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoSegundo Ruiz Belvis (1829 - 1867) Ruiz Belvis, born on this day in 1829, was an abolitionist who fought for Puerto Rico's independence from Spain, helping organize the revolutionary rebellion...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1imageSegundo Ruiz Belvis (1829 - 1867) Ruiz Belvis, born on this day in 1829, was an abolitionist who fought for Puerto Rico's independence from Spain, helping organize the revolutionary rebellion...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoPoor People's March (1968) The Poor People's Campaign was a march on Washington D.C. to gain economic justice for poor people in the United States that began on this day in 1968, just one month...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down10
arrow-up153arrow-down1imagePoor People's March (1968) The Poor People's Campaign was a march on Washington D.C. to gain economic justice for poor people in the United States that began on this day in 1968, just one month...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoEllsberg Espionage Charges Dropped (1973) On this day in 1973, the charges of espionage, theft, and conspiracy levied against Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower responsible for leaking the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down10
arrow-up158arrow-down1imageEllsberg Espionage Charges Dropped (1973) On this day in 1973, the charges of espionage, theft, and conspiracy levied against Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower responsible for leaking the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoPanther 21 Acquitted (1971) On this day in 1971, the Panther 21 were acquitted of more than 156 charges after two years of legal proceedings. Afeni Shakur, facing 300 years in prison while...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down10
arrow-up137arrow-down1imagePanther 21 Acquitted (1971) On this day in 1971, the Panther 21 were acquitted of more than 156 charges after two years of legal proceedings. Afeni Shakur, facing 300 years in prison while...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoPullman Strike (1894) On this day in 1894, the Pullman Strike, a national railroad strike led by Eugene V. Debs, began, leading to Debs' arrest, 30 strikers' killed, $80 million of property...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10
arrow-up131arrow-down1imagePullman Strike (1894) On this day in 1894, the Pullman Strike, a national railroad strike led by Eugene V. Debs, began, leading to Debs' arrest, 30 strikers' killed, $80 million of property...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoAmerican Labor Union Founded (1898) The American Labor Union (ALU) was a radical labor organization established by the Western Federation of Miners (WFM) on this day in 1898, a group which would...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down10
arrow-up135arrow-down1imageAmerican Labor Union Founded (1898) The American Labor Union (ALU) was a radical labor organization established by the Western Federation of Miners (WFM) on this day in 1898, a group which would...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoEugen Leviné (1883 - 1919) Eugen Leviné, born on this day in 1883, was a German revolutionary communist who briefly led the Bavarian Council Republic, formed during the German Revolution, and was...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down11
arrow-up119arrow-down1imageEugen Leviné (1883 - 1919) Eugen Leviné, born on this day in 1883, was a German revolutionary communist who briefly led the Bavarian Council Republic, formed during the German Revolution, and was...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoWest Coast Waterfront Strike (1934) On this day in 1934, the West Coast Waterfront strike began, lasting 83 days. The labor action involved more than 130,000 workers and cost waterfront employers...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down10
arrow-up140arrow-down1imageWest Coast Waterfront Strike (1934) On this day in 1934, the West Coast Waterfront strike began, lasting 83 days. The labor action involved more than 130,000 workers and cost waterfront employers...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoPeter Maurin (1877 - 1949) Peter Maurin, born on this day in 1877, was a French Catholic social activist, theologian, and De La Salle Brother who founded the anarchist Catholic Worker Movement in...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1imagePeter Maurin (1877 - 1949) Peter Maurin, born on this day in 1877, was a French Catholic social activist, theologian, and De La Salle Brother who founded the anarchist Catholic Worker Movement in...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoACLU Expels Elizabeth Flynn (1940) On this day in 1940, the leadership of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), voted to expel labor radical and founding member Elizabeth Gurley Flynn for her...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down12
arrow-up144arrow-down1imageACLU Expels Elizabeth Flynn (1940) On this day in 1940, the leadership of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), voted to expel labor radical and founding member Elizabeth Gurley Flynn for her...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoSétif and Guelma Massacres (1945) On this day in 1945, French colonial authorities in the Algerian city of Sétif fired on marchers celebrating the surrender of Nazi Germany. In response, Algerians...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1imageSétif and Guelma Massacres (1945) On this day in 1945, French colonial authorities in the Algerian city of Sétif fired on marchers celebrating the surrender of Nazi Germany. In response, Algerians...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agoNYC Waiters' Strike (1912) On this day in 1912, the first industry-wide strike of restaurant and hotel workers in New York City history began when 150 hotel workers, organized by the IWW, walked...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10
arrow-up120arrow-down1imageNYC Waiters' Strike (1912) On this day in 1912, the first industry-wide strike of restaurant and hotel workers in New York City history began when 150 hotel workers, organized by the IWW, walked...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agoAngelo Herndon (1913 - 1997) Angelo Herndon, born on this day in 1913, was a black labor organizer arrested and convicted of insurrection after attempting to organize black and white industrial...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down11
arrow-up196arrow-down1imageAngelo Herndon (1913 - 1997) Angelo Herndon, born on this day in 1913, was a black labor organizer arrested and convicted of insurrection after attempting to organize black and white industrial...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · edit-29 days agoThéophile Ferré (1845 - 1871) Théophile Ferré, born on this day in 1845, was a revolutionary leader of the Paris Commune. Ferré personally authorized the execution of the archbishop of Paris and...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1imageThéophile Ferré (1845 - 1871) Théophile Ferré, born on this day in 1845, was a revolutionary leader of the Paris Commune. Ferré personally authorized the execution of the archbishop of Paris and...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · edit-29 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 11 days agoSands Dies From Hunger Strike (1981) Bobby Sands was a militant Irish revolutionary who died from a hunger strike at 27 on this day in 1981, just one month after winning the election to serve as...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down10
arrow-up145arrow-down1imageSands Dies From Hunger Strike (1981) Bobby Sands was a militant Irish revolutionary who died from a hunger strike at 27 on this day in 1981, just one month after winning the election to serve as...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
