roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 hours agoVirgilia D'Andrea (1888 - 1933) Virgilia D'Andrea, born on this day in 1888, was an anarchist activist and poet whose writings were suppressed by the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini.plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1imageVirgilia D'Andrea (1888 - 1933) Virgilia D'Andrea, born on this day in 1888, was an anarchist activist and poet whose writings were suppressed by the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini.plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 14 hours agoSlovak Unemployment Riots Begin (2004) On this day in 2004, the first store was looted in a series of riots and protests by unemployed people in Slovakiaplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1imageSlovak Unemployment Riots Begin (2004) On this day in 2004, the first store was looted in a series of riots and protests by unemployed people in Slovakiaplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 day agoYên Bái Mutiny (1930) On this day in 1930, 50 Vietnamese soldiers of the French colonial army mutinied, attempting to take control of the Yên Bái garrison and begin a war of independence against...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1imageYên Bái Mutiny (1930) On this day in 1930, 50 Vietnamese soldiers of the French colonial army mutinied, attempting to take control of the Yên Bái garrison and begin a war of independence against...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoHiratsuka Raichō (1886 - 1971) Hiratsuka Raichō, born on this day in 1886, was an anarchist writer, journalist, political activist, and pioneering Japanese feministplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10
arrow-up120arrow-down1imageHiratsuka Raichō (1886 - 1971) Hiratsuka Raichō, born on this day in 1886, was an anarchist writer, journalist, political activist, and pioneering Japanese feministplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoBoeing Employees Strike (2000) On this day in 2000, 19,000 of Boeing Company engineering and technical employees walked off the job in what historian Howard Zinn called "the biggest white-collar...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10
arrow-up142arrow-down1imageBoeing Employees Strike (2000) On this day in 2000, 19,000 of Boeing Company engineering and technical employees walked off the job in what historian Howard Zinn called "the biggest white-collar...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoMarianne Baum (1912 - 1942) Marianne Baum, born on this day in 1912, was a German communist who was executed by the Nazis after the Baum Gruppe, co-founded by her husband, Herbert (shown), set...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
arrow-up18arrow-down1imageMarianne Baum (1912 - 1942) Marianne Baum, born on this day in 1912, was a German communist who was executed by the Nazis after the Baum Gruppe, co-founded by her husband, Herbert (shown), set...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoSan Diego Free Speech Fight (1912) On this day in 1912, the city of San Diego banned giving speeches on the street in an attempt to suppress labor organizing efforts by the IWW, leading to a "Free...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down11
arrow-up116arrow-down1imageSan Diego Free Speech Fight (1912) On this day in 1912, the city of San Diego banned giving speeches on the street in an attempt to suppress labor organizing efforts by the IWW, leading to a "Free...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoLouis Auguste Blanqui (1805 - 1881) Louis Auguste Blanqui, born on this day in 1805, was a French socialist and political activist, notable for his revolutionary theory of Blanquism and being the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1imageLouis Auguste Blanqui (1805 - 1881) Louis Auguste Blanqui, born on this day in 1805, was a French socialist and political activist, notable for his revolutionary theory of Blanquism and being the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoFrance Anti-CPE Protests (2006) On this day in 2006, 400,000 people in France took the streets to protest the "First Employment Contract" (CPE), Prime Minister Villepin's new labor law which...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10
arrow-up110arrow-down1imageFrance Anti-CPE Protests (2006) On this day in 2006, 400,000 people in France took the streets to protest the "First Employment Contract" (CPE), Prime Minister Villepin's new labor law which...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoCripple Creek Miners' Strike (1894) On this day in 1894, miners in Cripple Creek, Colorado went out on strike to fight against wage cutsplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1imageCripple Creek Miners' Strike (1894) On this day in 1894, miners in Cripple Creek, Colorado went out on strike to fight against wage cutsplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoSeattle General Strike (1919) On this day in 1919, a general strike involving ~100,000 workers in Seattle beganplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1imageSeattle General Strike (1919) On this day in 1919, a general strike involving ~100,000 workers in Seattle beganplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoCamilo Cienfuegos (1932 - 1959) Camilo Cienfuegos, born on this day in 1932, was a Cuban revolutionary who served as one of Fidel Castro's top guerilla commanders, becoming known as the "Hero of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1imageCamilo Cienfuegos (1932 - 1959) Camilo Cienfuegos, born on this day in 1932, was a Cuban revolutionary who served as one of Fidel Castro's top guerilla commanders, becoming known as the "Hero of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoLa Canadenca Strike (1919) On this day in 1919, a general strike broke out in Catalonia when thousands of workers across multiple industries went out on strike, causing widespread power outages...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1imageLa Canadenca Strike (1919) On this day in 1919, a general strike broke out in Catalonia when thousands of workers across multiple industries went out on strike, causing widespread power outages...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoJ.W. Loguen (1813 - 1872) Jermain Wesley Loguen, born into slavery on this day in 1813, was an abolitionist, bishop of the AME Church, and author of "The Reverend J. Wplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1imageJ.W. Loguen (1813 - 1872) Jermain Wesley Loguen, born into slavery on this day in 1813, was an abolitionist, bishop of the AME Church, and author of "The Reverend J. Wplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoRosa Parks (1913 - 2005) Rosa Parks, born on this day in 1913, was an American civil rights activist best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycottplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down10
arrow-up170arrow-down1imageRosa Parks (1913 - 2005) Rosa Parks, born on this day in 1913, was an American civil rights activist best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycottplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoBetty Friedan (1921 - 2006) Betty Friedan, born on this day in 1921, was an American feminist activist and writer, authoring the widely influential book "The Feminine Mystique" in 1963plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1imageBetty Friedan (1921 - 2006) Betty Friedan, born on this day in 1921, was an American feminist activist and writer, authoring the widely influential book "The Feminine Mystique" in 1963plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoNYC School Boycott (1964) On this day in 1964, 464,000 New York City school children, about half of the city's student body, boycotted the segregated school system, one of the largest civil rights...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down12
arrow-up136arrow-down1imageNYC School Boycott (1964) On this day in 1964, 464,000 New York City school children, about half of the city's student body, boycotted the segregated school system, one of the largest civil rights...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agoE.P. Thompson (1924 - 1993) E.Pplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1imageE.P. Thompson (1924 - 1993) E.Pplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agoBattle of Cinderloo (1821) On this day in 1821, 3,000 striking workers in present-day Telford, England clashed with Yeomanry, who fired into the crowd after workers refused an order to disperse....plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down10
arrow-up125arrow-down1imageBattle of Cinderloo (1821) On this day in 1821, 3,000 striking workers in present-day Telford, England clashed with Yeomanry, who fired into the crowd after workers refused an order to disperse....plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agoNYC Tenants Resist Evictions (1932) On this day in 1932, a crowd of more than 1,000 clashed with police attempting to evict three families in the Bronxplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
arrow-up123arrow-down1imageNYC Tenants Resist Evictions (1932) On this day in 1932, a crowd of more than 1,000 clashed with police attempting to evict three families in the Bronxplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
